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 November 2012 issue of the “NewsWaterfall” Newsletter The sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Water Convention: 20 years of successfull water cooperation and opening the global perspectives The sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MoP-6) to the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes took place on 28–30 November 2012 in Rome, Italy. Some 330 participants, representing Parties and non-Parties from the UNECE region and beyond, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations attended Meeting. The MoP-6 adopted a new programme of work and several decisions that mark a crucial turning point in the globalization of the Convention. Read more... International Roundtable on Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Southern Mediterranean was held in Rome International Roundtable on Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Southern Mediterranean was held in Rome, Italy on 26–27 November 2012 stressed the urgency of further working in the area of transboundary waters in the region. Read more... UNECE launches project to improve access to clean water and adequate sanitation in the Republic of Moldova The first Steering Committee meeting of a new project led by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to improve access to clean water and adequate sanitation in the Republic of Moldova took place on 21 November 2012 in Chisinau. This new joint undertaking of UNECE and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is a direct continuation of a first project on targets setting under the Protocol on Water and Health to the UNECE Water Convention by the Moldovan Government, implemented in 2009–2010. Read more... Make Your Voice Heard — Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda Currently the United Nations have started consultations with governments, major groups and stakeholders on what should be done after 2015. The Thematic Consultation on Water in the post-2015 development agenda is now open, waiting for your inputs on the website consultation. Read more... International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation following a proposal submitted by a group of countries, initiated by Tajikistan. Members of UN-Water agreed that World Water Day on 22 March 2013 should also be dedicated to the same theme. Read more... 19 November — World Toilet Day Since 2001 to raise global awareness of the struggle 2.6 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation every year on the 19 November the World Toilet Organization organizes the World Toilet Day (WTD). This year the WTD was carried out in over 19 countries with over 51 events being hosted by various water and sanitation advocates. The 12th World Toilet Summit will be held on 4–6 December 2012 in Durban, South Africa. Read more... Regional workshop for Armenian and Georgian NGOs on the UNECE Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health took place in Yerevan The Armenian-Georgian Regional workshop on raising awareness and strengthening the role of the civil society organizations in the promotion and implementation of the UNECE Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health was held in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia (RA) on 9th November 2012. It was organized by the NGOs “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” with financial support of UN ECE. Read more... WECF Ecosan Toilet in School or Kindergarten Photo Award On 19 November WECF launched the Ecosan Toilet in School or Kindergarten Photo Award. The photo should be taken of a project which was initiated, supported or co-funded by WECF in the Region. Photos to be submitted not later than 20th of December 2012!! Read more... New publications Water Safety Plan Compendium: Local Action for Safe Water WECF and its Bulgarian partners Earth Forever and EcoWorld2007 launched in October 2012 in Bulgaria a comprehensive Water Safety Plan Compendium: “Local Action for Safe Water” for teachers, NGOs, water authorities and administration giving them background information and methodologies how to apply Water Safety Plans in small communities. Read more... A new book “Climate Change and Water Governance” The book presents the results of several years’ research focusing on adaptive capacity and water governance in two widely-separated regions of the globe, namely the Swiss Alps and the Chilean Andes. 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 . 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