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Workshop on Gender Considerations in Integrated Water Resources Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh

National level training workshop on “Gender considerations in Integrated Water Resources Management” will be arranged in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 12th to 13th April 2017. The workshop aims to strengthen capacity of water managers at policy making level, dissemination of gender sensitive integrated water resource management knowledge among water and related sector leaders.

Training on Integrated Urban Water Management in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Malaysian Capacity Development Network for Sustainable Water Management (MyCDNet) and the Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM) co-hosted a 1 Day Capacity Development Programme on Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM). This event was held on 28 February 2017 at the Function Hall, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Level 20, Menara MATRADE in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The …

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33rd AGUASAN workshop arranged June 26th – June 30th, 2017, in Spiez, Switzerland

This year’s AGUASAN workshop is titled “Circular economy – transforming waste into resources”. The focus of the workshop will be dedicated to exchanging and generating knowledge to assist participants in transitioning from linear to circular water and sanitation models. Participants will do so by looking at the concept of circular economy in relation to the …

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Launch of Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework – Cap-Net Pakistan January 2017

Continuing on its mission of disseminating the “Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework” for the consideration of the government in each of the provinces, Hisaar Foundation – a foundation, for water, food and livelihood security- and secretariat host, Cap-Net Pakistan held a launch event in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan on Friday 27th …

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Annual National Forum on Water Security Arranged by MyCDNet in Malaysia

MyCDNet held its first ever Annual National Forum on Water Security on 23 – 24 November 2016. Titled “Adaptation to Hazards Related to Climate Change”, the successful Forum was organized together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Asia Pacific …

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Launch of new version of the training manual on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Integrated Water Resources Management

Cap-Net UNDP, the Water Governance Facility at SIWI, WaterLex and REDICA present an updated version of the training manual on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Integrated Water Resources Management. It brings together two fields that, until recently, have been separate. The need for this manual became felt as awareness grew within the human rights community …

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Launch of Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework – Cap-Net Pakistan December 2016

Hisaar Foundation – a foundation, for water, food and livelihood security- and secretariat host, Cap-Net Pakistan has recently launched the “Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework” for the consideration of the government. The water policy framework has been launched in Karachi, Sindh and Lahore, Punjab. This is as part of an ambitious agenda set …

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UN Environment and Cap-Net UNDP launch training manuals to support SDG implementation

Water resources management is at the very core of sustainable development, critical to the survival of people and the planet. The Sustainable Development Goal for water, SDG 6, does not only address drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, but also the quality and sustainability of water resources worldwide. To successfully meet this goal, there is a …

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Cap-Net Annual Network Managers Meeting Under Way

Cap-Net’s Annual Network Managers Meeting is this year organised together with UNEP, GEMS Water, and IW:LEARN. The focus for the meeting is “Towards implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal on Water (SDG 6)”. The meeting is arranged in the UNEP facilities in Nairobi, Kenya, between 8th and 11th November.