Discussion lists
Selection of discussion lists relevant for the water and sanitation sector. These lists offer the possibility to get in contact with other professionals, to ask questions, or to share experiences.
Dialog-agua-l
Public discussion list of the Inter-American Water Resources Network (IWRN). It provides a mechanism for the exchange of water-related information and expertise among a broad range of participants (441 members) in the Western Hemisphere.
The archive file of messages until June 2006, can be found here.
eauwateragua
News postings and action alerts from the "World coalition against water privatization and commodification". An active list with on average on 140 messages per month, 102 members as of May 2006. While most messages are in French, 5-10% are in English.
Subscription information:
- Web site
- E-mail: Send a message to: eauwateragua-subscribe@yahoogroupes.fr
ecosanres: Discussion/News Sustainable Sanitation
Discussion and news within the Sida-sponsored EcoSanRes Programme managed by the Stockholm Environment Institute. Discussions deal with various aspects of sustainable sanitation, the ecosan loop - hygiene, agriculture, sanitation, environment, policy, methodology, training, knowledge networks, regional activities, social acceptance, etc. Established in 2002, the group has 385 members, and an average of 70 messages are posted per month.
Right-to-water
This Human Right-to-water Discussion List is for sharing information on issues related to the right-to-water for meeting basic needs. It is for the posting of announcements, articles and news, not for debate. It is sponsored by the Water Observatory.
Subscription information:
- Web site
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E-mail:
1. Send a message to: listserv@iatp.org.
2. In the body of the message, type: subscribe right-to-water.
SSHE_forward
Discussion group for everyone involved in school water sanitation and hygiene education, to share experiences or activities on school sanitation. SSHE-forward is established at the first international School Water Sanitation and Hygiene Education Symposium, held in Delft, The Netherlands from 8-10 June 2004.
Subscription information:
- Web site: click on 'join this group'. If you are not registered with Yahoo! yet, you will have to do that first (free of charge).
- E-mail: send a blank e-mail to sshe_forward-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Water-and-san-applied-research
Research in the water and sanitation sector in developing countries(320 subscribers).
Subscription information:
- Web site
- E-mail: send the command subscribe WATER-AND-SAN-APPLIED-RESEARCH to listserv@jiscmail.ac.uk
Water Forum
Free and open forum for discussion of surface water and groundwater resources issues including: drinking water, wetlands, wastewater, irrigation, recreational use, fisheries and wildlife use, aquaculture, coastal studies and oceanography, environmental and public health issues, contamination, computer modeling, and other relevant water resources topics (over 3,000 subscribers).
Please note: average amount of messages per month: 70 – 90
- Introduction page
- Archive
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Search page: use the ‘search archive’ box on the archive page.
Subscription information:
- Web site: click on ‘join this group’'. If you are not registered with Yahoo! yet, you will have to do that first (free of charge).
- E-mail: send a blank e-mail to: waterforum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Water-L listserve
A peer-to-peer moderated list for news and announcements related to water policy issues. Water-L is created by IISD, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Third World Water Forum and the World Water Council.
Water-L News, which is delivered through the Water-L listserve, is a comprehensive water news resource, containing all the latest news, scientific research findings, opinion pieces and speeches on water.
Subscription information:
- Web site: please check the WATER-L check box on the WATER-L news page.
Posting messages:
- by e-mail to WATER-L@lists.iisd.ca
