Showing posts with label Desalination of water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desalination of water. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

Union of Mediterranean Countries (U of M)

2- Union for the Mediterranean: Dr. Rafiq Husseini underlines the importance of joint water projects for MENA Region
3- First UfM project to help tackle Gaza water crisis with €310 million desalination plant
4- EU Environment Ministers Address Sustainable Water Management
5- EU Council Conclusions on EU Integrated Flood Management
6- EU Council Conclusions on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
7- EU: Infringement Procedures Related to River Basin Plans
8- UN Secretary-General launches the “Sustainable Sanitation: Five-Year Drive to 2015”
9- Italians voted 'No' to Water Privatization
10- Spanish water investment to hit € 1.2 billion this year
11- Spain: Dow opens Spanish desalination membrane research centre
12- Spain: Government authorizes land for Moncofa desalination
13- France: Nearly 80% of water bodies under their normal level
14- France: 1 billion aid to farmers to cope with drought
15- Turkish-Iraqi discussions about water shortage
16- Egypt: Political change to boost Nile cooperation
17- Palestine: Water Governance Facility Support to the Palestinian Water Authority
18- Palestine: MEDRC-Palestine desalination/reuse scholarship program set up
19- Lebanon: EU launches irrigation and drinking water projects in Southern Lebanon
20- Lebanon: Launching of a hydro-agricultural project

21- Algeria: discussion on water resources in Algiers
22- Algeria: H2020 promotes wastewater treatment and reuse
23- Tunisia: H2020 presents wastewater treatment and reuse solutions
24- Tunisia: National campaign for "Water in the Constitution"
25- Mauritania: The Urban Community of Nouakchott ready to sign the Istanbul Water Agreement
26- Saudi Arabia: Wastewater reuse gains importance
27- FAO calls for better monitoring of water use
28- World Bank: Project aims to improve local and regional management of water and agriculture
29- ESA and the World Bank join forces
30- International Hydropower Association Congress Adopts Sustainability Protocol
31- Solar system designed for water treatment or desalination
32- The World Justice Forum III: The Rule of Law in Environment & Health, Barcelona (Spain)
33- 1st German-Arab Young Scientists Forum, Berlin (Germany)