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Engaging stakeholders for effective change and action
Interview with Kala Vairavamoorthy, SWITCH Scientific Director
By Andrea van der Kerk What are your expectations on the Conference? I have high expectations from the conference. I hope that the conference can catalyse change towards more sustainable urban water management in the “City of the Future”. This can only be achieved by demonstrating research and sharing knowledge across a range of different […]
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Exponen en España trabajo de descontaminación del río Bogotá
December 15, 2010
Andrés Molano Téllez Redactor EL TIEMPO ZONA (reposted from eltiempo.com) El 90% de las aguas de la parte alta del caudal se ha descontaminado, afirmó la bióloga Mónica Sanz. El anuncio fue hecho en la conferencia ‘Gestión sostenible del agua en las ciudades, la implicación de las partes interesadas para un cambio y acción eficaces’, […]
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Plans for Integral Sustainable Development in Gran Canaria
December 15, 2010
By Josefa Caballero With inadequate land based water resources, a growing population, an expanding tourism and an economy dependent on agricultural export, the County of the South East of Gran Canaria did not seem to have many developmental alternatives three decades ago. Still through coordinated efforts, skilled planning, courageous decisions, and the integration of environmental […]
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Conference photos
December 15, 2010
Please see below links to photo albums as posted in our Conference Facebook page. Please tag yourself and others you know. If you do not have Facebook, you can still access the public albums by clicking on below links. Kindly let us know if you have photos you would like to share with us on […]
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CICLO DE DEBATES CIUDADANOS: LA CARRERA HACIA LA META DEL 2015: EL COMPROMISO CON EL AGUA
December 15, 2010
14 de Diciembre de 2010 La cooperación en acción: La Alianza por el Agua La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la promoción del Decenio del Agua 2005-2015 presenta en el marco del Ciclo de Debates Ciudadanos, una mesa redonda enfocada en el tema de la cooperación para promover proyectos de gestión sostenible del agua […]
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View interview with Carol Howe
December 15, 2010
Carol Howe, SWITCH Project Manager, being interviewed by Elena Benedi, Outreach Coordinator at UNESCO-IHE about the SWITCH consortium, building partnerships in the alliance and the future of SWITCH in various continents across the globe.
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See today’s keynote presentation by John Butterworth (IRC) on stakeholder engagement
December 14, 2010
The presentation was uploaded on Slideshare.net and can also be accessed through the http://www.irc.nl website.
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Life is not possible without water. Lessons from yesterday’s Water Tour
December 14, 2010
Based on an article by Alexsandra Hac, Journalist, Gazeta Wyborcza, Lodz, Poland Photos Water Tour: Daniel Marcos Throughout centuries Zaragoza fought with the river. “River sides were practically the city dump, with no public spaces along it.
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Interview with Mohan Peck
December 14, 2010
Interview with Mohan Peck, Focal Point for Sustainable Cities and Senior Sustainable Development Officer at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
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Rapporteurs first meeting
December 13, 2010
Today the communications team and rapporteurs had a first meeting to discuss all tasks in preparation of tomorrow’s 1st conference day!
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World Water Day 2011
Conference Blog: Sustainable Water Management in Cities 
December 16, 2010
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