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 August 2012 issue of the “NewsWaterfall” Newsletter World Water Week in Stockholm was focused on Water and Food Security From 26 to 31 August 2012, professionals from the scientific, business, policy and civic circles gathered in the capital of Sweden for the Stockholm World Water Week. This year the theme was Water and Food Security. Read more... Moving towards a green economy — Stockholm WWW’s contribution into the water-food-energy nexus recognition On the 28th of August at the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm the Workshop “Towards a Green Economy ” The Water-Food-Energy Nexus” was organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Germany (German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI). Read more... “Linking Water & Sanitation to Agriculture and Energy —Two Case Studies from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan” — WECF’s contribution to the workshop “Towards a Green Economy — The Water-Food-Energy Nexus” WECF contributes to the Stockholm WWW 2012 Workshop “Towards a Green Economy — The Water-Food-Energy Nexus” with two case studies from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan — former Soviet republics, where the infrastructures, especially water supply, adequate sanitation and wastewater management have been deteriorating increasingly during the last 20 years. The holistic approach to link water, sanitation, energy and farming through a community based set up is innovative for the region. The approach is in the heart of the Water-Food-Energy Nexus. Read more... Cooperation in transboundary basins and adaptation to climate change Transboundary cooperation is necessary to prevent negative impacts of unilateral activities and to support the coordination of adaptation measures at the river-basin level. The Water Convention provides a sound framework for transboundary cooperation also in the context of adaptation to climate change and is supporting countries in developing transboundary adaptation strategies through guidance, capacity-building, projects on the ground and exchange of experience. Read more... The Eco-TIRAS Dniester River Youth Summer School in 2012 The International environmental Association of River Keepers Eco-TIRAS organized the traditional annual Dniester youth summer school “Dniester — 2012” in Moldavian village on the Dniester river bank. The participants in the summer school were the youngsters 16–22 years old from Moldova and Transnistria, who actively work on protection of the environment, in particular the Dniester river. Read more... The 4th International Dry Toilet Conference was held in Tampere, Finland The 4th International Dry Toilet Conference was held in Tampere, Finland on the 22nd — 24th of August 2012. 160 participants from 38 countries and, in addition, 86 participants in the seminar in Finnish “Käytä kuivana” took part in the event. The main theme of the conference was “Drivers for ecological dry toilets in urban and rural areas”. Read more… Hydromorphological transformation and environmental problems of the Dnipro reservoirs — see everything from space Over the last ten years attention of ecologists and public is attracted to the man- made and natural formation of new deltas in the reservoirs of the Dnieper river, Ukraine. During the last 3 years the author monitors the processes of hydromorphological transformations in 3 upper Dnieper reservoirs and studies the new deltas formation: rates, impacts and perspectives. Read more... The 6th World Water Forum presents its “GLOBAL WATER FRAMEWORK” Recently the 6th World Water Forum presents its “GLOBAL WATER FRAMEWORK” document. The report follows the design of the preparatory processes and is enriched by the outcomes and outputs of the Forum week event (12–17 March, 2012), by summaries of each session, event, or category of events, by links to related commitments and follow-up actions. It also offers links to the Forum Library, to the Platform of Solutions and Commitments, and to the 6th World Water Forum Website. Read more... If you find the Newsletter “NewsWaterfall” useful or interesting, please forward it to friends and suggest that they start their own free subscriptions by sending request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . News from NGOs, working on water issues in EECCA and Southern-Eastern Europe Central and Eastern Europe are very welcome. 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