WASH News MENA
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Jordan: water scarcity places economic growth at risk
05 Sep 08
Jordan’s Prime Minister Nader Al Dahabi was in Paris [in July 2008] for the inaugural Mediterranean Union summit, where he [...] highlight[ed] the problem of water supply in the Middle East. In an address given on behalf of the King, Dahabi told delegates, “the region’s demand for water is rising rapidly in tandem with a [...]
UN-ESCWA High-Level Meeting to Promote Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, 15 June 2008
05 Sep 08
Beirut, 11 July 2008 (United Nations Information Services)– In cooperation with the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS), UN-ESCWA [held] a high level meeting to “Promote Water Supply and Sanitation Policies and Related Organizational Reforms in Western Asia”, on 15 June 2008 at the LAS Headquarters, [...]
Walter Mazitti nominated new EMWIS Steering Committee President
05 Sep 08
Walter Mazitti was nominated new Steering Committee President of EMWIS, the Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector, in Athens on 21 July 2008. He succeeds Pascal Bertraud of France, which has formally handed over the Presidency of EMWIS Steering Committee to Italy.EMWIS is an initiative of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. It provides a [...]
Walter Mazitti nominated new EMWIS Steering Committee President
05 Sep 08
Walter Mazitti was nominated new Steering Committee President of EMWIS, the Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector, in Athens on 21 July 2008. He succeeds Pascal Bertraud of France, which has formally handed over the Presidency of EMWIS Steering Committee to Italy.EMWIS is an initiative of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. It provides a [...]
Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Water, 29 Oct 2008, Dead Sea, Jordan
05 Sep 08
Following the proposal of the conference of the water directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and Southeastern European countries, Bled (Slovenia), in December 2007, the Ministerial Conference organised under the French Presidency of the European Union and the Euro Mediterranean Partnership aims to prepare a long-term strategy on water in the region. A day dedicated to civil [...]
Iraq, Kurdistan: Swedish NGO Qandil to be project leader for water contract
03 Sep 08
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) plans to support water network management in Erbil City, the regional capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The project will be managed by the Uppsala-based NGO Qandil, which has been working in Northern Iraq since 1992. The Sida budget for the two-year contract is about SEK 10 million. The project [...]
Iraq: Boost for aid, reconstruction as three-year deal signed with UN
03 Sep 08
BAGHDAD, 14 August 2008 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government and the UN have signed a three-year cooperation agreement [ UN Assistance Strategy for Iraq 2008-2010] to support Iraq’s reconstruction, development and humanitarian needs, the UN Mission for Assisting Iraq (UNAMI) said on 13 August.[...][T]he agreement will be funded through three primary mechanisms to achieve its [...]
4th Algeria Electricity & Water Expo, 28-30 October 2008, Algiers, Algeria
03 Sep 08
“The persistent water shortage in Algeria is hurting national economy especially when it harms agriculture. John Hopkins University predicts that Algeria will have a ratio of water annually of less than 1, 000 cubic meters available water per person in 2025 which makes water one of the main concerns for Algeria’s future.While water sector in [...]
Accountability for Better Water Management Results
25 Aug 08
April 2008 - Are countries in MENA region able to adapt their current water management practices to meet these combined challenges:As the region’s economies and population structures change over the next few decades, demands for water supply and irrigation services will change accordingly;Rainfall patterns are predicted to shift as a result of climate change;Per capita [...]
Iraq: DFID-funded water plant opens in Southern Iraq
25 Aug 08
A new water filtration unit that will provide daily drinking water for up to half a million more people in Basra was opened [on 31 July 2008] by the Deputy Consul-General at the British Consulate, Fionna Gibb.The project in Az Zubayr, which cost £1.25 million, was co-funded by DFID and the United Nations Children’s Fund [...]
