Cap-Net News
Thank you
06 Nov 08
Cap-Net will no longer have a special section in Source Bulletin after this edition. We would like to thank IRC and others for sharing this platform for the last two years and our collaboration will continue in other areas.
Research partnership strengthens capacity building
06 Nov 08
Cap-Net and the International Foundation for Science (IFS) are celebrating five years of partnership during which they have helped numerous young professionals to develop research proposals. Now they are inviting more capacity networks to build research capacity towards sustainable water management.
Brazilian Road Show reaches all points of the compass
06 Nov 08
Project Road Show in Brasil has reached out to more than 580 members of 12 River Basin Committees from the north, south, east and west of the country with a view to developing greater cooperation.
Cambodia Capacity Building focuses on Water Resources Planning
06 Nov 08
Officers from key Government agencies in Cambodia and stakeholders from local communities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been sharing experiences in water resource development and management and learning how to apply lessons in the planning process.
Networks in action: Sri Lanka, Sudan and South Africa
13 Aug 08
Cap-Net supports a number of seminars and workshops annually, during which networks and their members explore critical issues in integrated water resources management (IWRM). Such activities recently brought together academics, practitioners and students in Sri Lanka, Sudan and South Africa.
Africa: network to raise awareness of “undervalued” groundwater resources
13 Aug 08
“Groundwater is undervalued, understaffed, under-resourced, misunderstood and underground, yet it is the substratum on which surface water flows." This was one of the key observations at a workshop to discuss the formation of an African Groundwater Network held in South Africa in June 2008.
Capacity development in water integrity, accountability and transparency
09 May 08
One of the key principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is taking water resources management to the lowest level possible – a good principle that poses some challenges.
Argentina: They don’t laugh about the rivers
09 May 08
Espacio Agua (Water Space) is an initiative formed in Argentina by civil society organisations, local government, networks, universities, companies, and professionals with the mission to contribute to integrated water resources management through communication and capacity building and to promote recognition of access to safe water and sanitation as a human right.
Climate change increases need for adaptable IWRM strategies
09 May 08
Cap-Net and the Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) are developing a Climate Change Adaptation capacity building programme with courses in the context of sustainable water management.
