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World Water Week
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI. In 2017, World Water Week will address the theme “water and waste – reduce and reuse”. In 2016, over 3,200 individuals and around 330 convening organizations from 130 countries participated in the Week. Experts, practitioners, decision-makers, business innovators and young professionals from a range of sectors and countries come to Stockholm to network, exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop…
Find out more »Researching Sandwatch possibilities in the Netherlands
Together with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, KIMO (Mike Mannaart), Vereniging Kust en Zee/Coastal&Marine Union (EUCC, Robert Steenbergen) and the acadamy for Coast and Sea management ‘van Hall Larenstein Hogeschool’ (VHL/KZM, David Goldsborough), the Committee has decided to try and implement Sandwatch in the Netherlands. A group of students at the academy for coast and sea management will research the possibilities of implementing Sandwatch in the Netherlands. Sandwatch is a citizen science form of data collection, and by implementing Sandwatch…
Find out more »Youth Challenge: Climate Change, Migration, & Me
Join the challenge where Climate Change meets Migration, and win a day-entrance to COP 23! Research climate-related displacements, add to the global discussion, and help reaching the Water SDGs For details, see the contest specifications! What? Every year, the lives of millions of people are affected when they are displaced by the impacts of weather and climate hazards. Estimated is that between 2008 and 2014, an annual average of at least 22.5 million people were displaced by the direct threat or impacts…
Find out more »Netherlands OPACHE meeting
Background The Open Panel of Commission for Hydrology Experts (OPACHE) is the reservoir of scientific and technical expertise that the Commission for Hydrology (CHy) uses to fulfil its mission. Activities include participating in specialized hydrologic, hydrometric, and water resources studies; serving on expert advisory teams; contributing to manuals, guidance material, and technical reports; and participating in workshops and expert meetings. The Netherlands has nominated 6 extra OPACHE experts during the CHy-15. This brings the Dutch OPACHE team to 9 active…
Find out more »Dutch UNESCO schools Day
Together with the Netherlands National UNESCO Committee we will organise a workshop for the yearly UNESCO school day in order to enthuse the UNESCO schools to engage with water projects.
Find out more »International Training Course on Climate Services for Disaster Prevention
Interested candidates are requested to complete the Application Form, which should be endorsed by the Permanent Representative (PR) of the respective country with WMO, no later than 16 July 2017. Dutch candidates can email the Secretariat (ihp.hwrp@unesco.nl) the Application Form, in order to receive the endorsement from the Duthc PR. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) organizes the first International Training Course on Climate Services for Disaster Prevention, will be taking place from 23 October to 10 November 2017 (Distance Learning) and…
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