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CIWEM E-News
April 2008

This electronic newsletter is released by CIWEM, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.  This issue features articles about technology advancements towards total water management in Hong Kong, information about a new country link to WaterAid and details of future CIWEM workshops.

(http://www.ciwem.org/enews/april_08.asp)

Ecologic Newsletter
No. 62, April 2008

This month’s issue includes a report on an online study into climate change induced water stress and its impacts on natural and managed ecosystems. The study explores which ecosystems will be most impacted and analyses how the effects of climate change act as causes of additional emissions, thereby reinforcing global warming in a positive feedback loop. There is also an online study into the analysis of the Tisza River Basin in 2007. The Tisza River Basin Analysis Report is an important step towards the preparation of the Tisza river basin management plan under the EU Water Framework Directive.

(http://www.ecologic.de/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=26)

EMWIS Flash
No. 58, April 2008    

A monthly e-newsletter produced by the Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the water sector. It provides a strategic tool for exchanging information and knowledge in the water sector between and within the Euro Mediterranean partnership countries. All the countries involved in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership are concerned, i.e. the 27 EU member states and the 10 Mediterranean Partner Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey). The main headlines are: Institutions, Documentation, Training, Research and Development, Data Administration. There are also updates on international events, relevant web sites and the Euro-Med Water programme of the European Commission

(http://vague.eurecom.fr/thematicdirs/eflash/)

ENCORA e-News
Issue 18, April 2008 

The ENCORA objective is to facilitate and create new opportunities for sharing knowledge and experience on coastal issues in Europe. This electronic newsletter has news and updates on the activities of the network. Every issue will also contain a section with news about national networks or ICZM related topics in the network countries.

The EU funding of ENCORA ends in 2009, but the coastal networks and the different services created by ENCORA will remain, at least in countries where they are supported by coastal and marine-related institutions. The key topic in this issue is Coastal Wiki, a tool for realising the ENCORA objectives. It reports that the number of Coastal Wiki articles and definitions increases from day to day (presently almost 900; the latest addition is an inventory of coastal dunes in Europe) and a few hundred coastal professionals visit the Coastal Wiki each day and this number is steadily growing.

(http://www.encora.eu/e_news.php)

EUCC Coastal News
No.2 March 2008, 12 pages

EUCC Coastal News is the international newsletter of the Coastal Union (EUCC) for its members and the press.  This issue gives details about new initiatives including latest developments from the INSPIRE directive.  There is a section devoted to coastal and climate change as well as information about forthcoming events and training.

(http://www.eucc.net/en/news/)

EWP Newsletter
April 2008

This newsletter is prepared by the European Water Partnership; it features details of upcoming conferences, recent events and future initiatives.  This issue celebrates European Water Partnerships second anniversary and welcomes its 50 member.  There is also a feature on European Regional Process fifth World Water Forum and Aquawareness.

(http://www.ewp.eu/index.cfm/site/European%20Water%20Partnership/pageid/F809FBA7-F0B7-2C50-7F77CE11974172DC/index.cfm)

Exchange ‘E’ Bulletin
Issue 3, January/February 2008, 3 pages

This newsletter is issued by Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). In this issue there is a feature about UKTAG Classification scheme for surface water and IWRM-NET Water and environmental Era-net futures.  There are also details of the Flood Risk Management Conference 2008 and UKCIP08 familiarisation workshop,

(http://www.sniffer.org.uk/whats_new.asp)

IAHR Newsflash
May 2008

This newsletter is released by the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research.  Its an electronic digest of news and information on hydro-environment and research and is published monthly.  This issue includes details of the 2008 IAHR Executive meeting as well as information about forthcoming events.  There is an article about software for simulating sediment transport in mountain streams and The Danube River Project, a photo, video and sound portrait of the more than 2,800 kilometres-long river at its most significant points.

(http://www.iahr.net/site/newsweb/newsflash/newsflash/newsflash_05_08.html)

IEMA Downloaded
Issue 32, May 2008, 10 pages

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is a not-for-profit membership organisation established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing and assessment.

This issue begins with an update on the IEMA Annual Dinner which, along with the IEMA Conference 2008, are held on 4 June 2008. Issue 32 also features an update for the IEMA Acorn certification scheme of accredited inspection, news of the success of the inaugural Environmental Assessment EA Forum, details of the range of workshops available at the IEMA Conference, special offers on events and services for IEMA Members, and a preview of Issue 57 of ‘The Environmentalist’.

(http://www.iema.net/iemanews)

INBO Electronic Newsletter
Issue 37, April 2008

This newsletter is produced by INBO, the International Network of Basin Organisations and is distributed to registered subscribers.  Registration is free and is available from the link below.  This issue covers the publication of INBO news No.16 as well as details about the 5th World Water Forum and other INBO activities. There is also details of forthcoming events and projects.

(http://www.inbo-news.org/friobang.htm)

IWA – Head Office Bulletin
Issue 136, May 2008

The Inland Waterways Association’s monthly Bulletin (8 pages), produced by the Head Office, contains the latest news on campaigns and issues affecting the waterways, both nationally and locally. It also introduces new publications and gives a summary of current consultations.

(http://www.waterways.org.uk/News/HeadOfficeBulletin)

LIFEnews
LIFE Unit, DG Environment, European Commission
April 2008

The newsletter LIFEnews, issued every month, features information on the LIFE programme, presents successful projects and identifies events and publications linked to the programme.  As a part of the programme LIFE projects support the implementation of EU water policy.  The April 2008 issue features a report about LIFE supporting Malta’s first coastal nature reserve.  Funding under the LIFE-third country strand has helped Maltese partners to establish the country’s first fully functional coastal nature reserve.

(http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/newsletter/index.htm)

MCCIP News
Issue 9, April 2008

This newsletter is published by MCCIP, the Marine Climate Change Impact Partnership and is available to subscribe to via the website.  This issue features an article about the Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation workshop report. There is also information about forthcoming news and events.

(http://newsweaver.co.uk/coastmapnews/) 

Metamorphosis
Issue 49, April 2008, 12 pages

This newsletter is issued by EEB,  the European Environmental Bureau on a quarterly basis. This month’s issue topics include climate change, reuse, Aarhus Convention and air pollution.

(http://www.eeb.org/Index.html)

NeWater Newsletter
Issue 4, January 2008
(published March 2008), 8 pages

This newsletter accompanies NeWater, the integrated project in the 6th EU Framework programme.  It is distributed to registered subscribers and subscription is free via the website.  The theme of this issue is CAIWA – Conference on Adaptive and Integrated Water Management: “Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty”. There are also details of the Guadiana case study. The newsletter also gives details of forthcoming events and courses available.

(http://www.newater.info/everyone/1050)

Rivers & Coasts Newsletter
Issue 41, March 2008

 This newsletter is published by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).  This issue features details of the CIWEM RCG meeting which explored some of the challenges currently being faced by those managing river and coastal flooding risk.  There are also comments about Sir Michael Pitt’s Interim report as well as details about forthcoming events.

(http://www.ciwem.org/groups/rivers/index.asp)

RISKBASE Newsletter
Issue 2, May 2008

This is the newsletter of the European project RISKBASE (Risk Based Management of River Basins).  The key article by Jos Brils, RISKBASE coordinator, is on Ecosystem services.  In addition, there are reports on project’s workshops and conferences held during the last year. The main focus of the cross-cutting issues workshop, held on 3-4 December 2007 in Venice, Italy was on the topics ‘Science-policy interfacing’ and ‘Resilience thinking’.

At the RISKBASE conference and 1st WP4 workshop on risk assessment in European river basins, organised by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ in Germany in November 2007, more than 100 experts from 20 countries presented their view in 38 lectures and discussed the available approaches for risk assessment and risk-based management in the context of the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive.

(http://www.riskbase.info/content.php?_document[ID]=5091&pageId=3349)

Sednet Newsletter
April 2008

This newsletter is released by the European Sediment Network on a monthly basis.  This issue features details of the 5th International Sednet Conference on 27-29th May 2008. There are details about a workshop for Sustainable Sediment Management – a system approach from a resilience point of view. A new booklet on clean up of contaminated sediment has been issued.  A feature about UNESCO International Sediment Initiative (ISI) is also included along with details of forthcoming events.

(http://www.sednet.org/content/category/1/1/57/)

Source NW Magazine
Issue 16, Spring 2008

This newsletter, issued quarterly, is produced by the Mersey Basin Campaign.  It is distributed to registered subscribers and subscription is free via the website.  One of the articles in this issue focuses on the future of water in the North West.

(http://www.merseybasin.org.uk/page.asp?id=2800)

The View, From Water UK
30 April 2008        

Monthly Newsletters sent by email and available on the Water UK website, commenting on current issues and topical reports on key speeches. This issue features planning for sustainable water supplies.   The plans explain how companies will ensure sustainable water supplies over the next 25 years. Water UK is concerned that revision of the directive on Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control (IPPC) could unnecessarily increase the regulatory and financial burden on companies.

(http://www.water.org.uk/home/news/newsletters)

UNESCO Water Portal Bi-monthly Newsletter
Issue 204, 13 May 2008

The UNESCO Water Portal newsletter brings the latest news, events, facts and figures, publications and links about a different water related theme every two weeks. The theme of the latest issue is Water and Energy.  There are also two previous newsletters available, Issue 202, 2nd April 2008, Water and Sanitation and Issue 203, 17th April 2008,  The Ruhuna Basins (Sri Lanka).

(http://www.unesco.org/water/news/newsletter/index.shtml)

Water Demand Management Bulletin
Issue 88, April 2008

Highlights in this issue include the launch of Future Water; the governments water strategy for England, the Defra Consultation on draft statutory social and environmental guidance to the water services regulation authority (Ofwat), a retrofitting project in Ashford, Kent, and the AWWAs Sustainable Water Sources conference which was held in Reno in February

(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waterres/286587/286599/286850/?lang=_e)

Water Alternatives
Issue 1, June 2008

Water Alternatives (WaA) is a new publication which will be published three times a year.  The Inaugural issue will be released on the 1st of June 2008. WaA is an interdisciplinary journal addressing the full range of issues that water raises in contemporary societies.  Its ambition is to provide space for alternative and critical thinking on such issues. WaA welcomes contributions that address any dimensions of water resources development, management and use and their relations with society and the environment.

(http://www.water-alternatives.org/)
 

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