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 October 2012 issue of the “NewsWaterfall” Newsletter The draft guidelines on public participation in the framework of the Protocol on Water and Health is in process On 10th of October 2012 the Drafting Group on Public Participation under the Protocol on Water on Health met second time to work on the draft guidelines on public participation in the Protocol implementation. Read more... The 5th meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health took place in Geneva The 5th meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health was held on 11–12 October 2012, in Geneva. To reviewed the implementation of the programme of work for the period 2011–2013 and to provide guidance on its further development, also taking into account changing conditions and limited financial means. Read more... Preparing for Droughts to Come A regional workshop on Integrated Drought Management was held in Bratislava at Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute on 5–6 October 2012. The main objective of the workshop was to formulate and commit to the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) initiative. Read more... Setting targets to the Protocol on Water and Health in Kyrgyzstan Working Group meeting on setting targets to the Protocol on Water and Health was held on 13 September 2012 in Bishkek with the participation of NGOs. The meeting participants discussed the draft document “Goals, targets and priority actions to achieve them in the Kyrgyz Republic in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health”. Read more ... Launching a video to promote European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) for the right to water and sanitation On 17 October 2012 to promote the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) for the right to water and sanitation the video was launched. Read more … UNENGO «МАМА-86» held the first “Green Consumer Week” in Ukraine On October, 8–14 2012 UNENGO «МАМА-86» held the first «Green Consumer Week – 2012» in Ukraine supported by Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. The main goal of this informational and educational campaign was to draw attention of the society to problems of phosphorous detergents and promotion of eco-friendly laundry. Read more... Civil Society involvement in the implementation of the Water and Health Protocol in Armenia NGO “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” (AWHHE) actively works on improvement of access to water and sanitation in rural areas of Armenia and actively participates in working on guidelines on Protocol implementation issues. NGO is working on targets setting and on 9 November will organize the Water meeting of NGOs from Armenia and Georgia. Read more... 15 October — Global Handwashing Day This year Global Handwashing Day celebrates its 5th anniversary. Over 200 million people are involved in celebrations in over 100 countries around the world on this day. Since 2008 UNENGO “MAMA-86” holds informational and educational campaigns to promote personal hygiene on this Day. UNENGO “MAMA-86” regional organizations of Feodosia, Poltava, Nizhyn and Nova Kakhovka took part in informational events this year. Read more... New Publications: The report “The chain of infection transmission in the home and everyday life settings, and the role of hygiene in reducing the risk of infection” In July 2012 International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) published the report “The chain of infection transmission in the home and everyday life settings, and the role of hygiene in reducing the risk of infection”. It is review the risk-based approach to hygiene and presents the best practices for reducing the risk of infections at household level. Read more... The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for water and wetlands The eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 11) showcased the new Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)-led TEEB report — The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands. TEEB Water and Wetlands aims to contribute to the conservation, restoration and wise use of wetlands. 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
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