News Waterfall

Published by the NGOs, working on water in Central, Eastern, Southern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia region. Output of the project: Raising awareness about the UNECE Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health and strengthening the role of the civil society organizations in their promotion and implementation.

In the May 2012 issue of the “NewsWaterfall” Newsletter:

20 years of Water Convention. Adopted in 1992, entered into force in 1996, Convention is the only international framework Convention addressing transboundary water management currently in force. More about Convention.

UNECE news:

Central Asian countries approve joint cooperation plan on water quality Read more

UNECE National Policy Dialogue supports water sector reform in Tajikistan Read more

Workshop on Legal, Institutional and Technical Aspects of Managing Transboundary Groundwaters in Almaty for EECCA countries Read more

Water Day at Rio+20. UN-Water will host a Water Day on 19 June at the Rio+20 Conference. More about event objectives and documents prepared.

Problems of Small Hydropower stations’ boom in Ukraine Read more

Protocol on Water and Health. Protocol is the first international agreement adopted specifically to ensure an adequate supply of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for everyone in European region. More about Protocol on Water and Health.

In May Bratislava hosted 2 events to the Protocol on water and Health More about

Water Safety plan introduction in Ukraine Read more

Recent Publications:

“The Water Convention: serving the planet”

“No one left behind: Good practices to ensure equitable access to water and sanitation in the pan-European region”

Calendar of events

Calendar of important Water events 2012

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