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World Water Week 2012

The 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden will take place on 26-31 August. For more info see http://www.worldwaterweek.org/

During the World Water Week, an Africa Working Group Meeting will be organized. More details will be posted here as soon as they are available.

4th Africa Water Week

The first announcement for the 4th Africa Water Week has now been made. It will take place on 14-18 May in Cairo, Egypt.

For further details, please see http://www.africawaterweek.com/

An Africa Working Group Meeting will take place during the Africa Water Week and possibly other AWG convened events. Further information will be posted shortly.

EU-Africa Dialogue on Development Cooperation regarding Water for Growth

EU-Africa dialogue on development cooperation regarding water for growth

Side event at 6th World Water Forum, Marseille, France

Conveners: AWG and AMCOWRoom: Europa 7 (PEU7)Info is also available on the World Water Forum website.

AWG meeting at World Water Week in Stockholm

A meeting for the AWG members present at the World Water Week in Stockholm was held on 24 August, 14:00-17:00.

Publication Launch at World Water Week in Stockholm

A launch event for AWG publications published during 2011 was held at the World Water Week in Stockholm on 24 August. The press release from the event can be found here.

EUWI AWG co-convenor of Focus: Africa seminar at World Water Week

Together with African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) and a number of other organizations, the EUWI-Africa Working Group (AWG) co-convened the seminar Focus: Africa at the World Water Week 2011 in Stockholm.

AWG publications available at EUWI exhibition stand, World Water Week, Stockholm

During the entire World Water Week in Stockholm, the EUWI was present with an exhibition stand where participants could interact with members from the Africa Working Group (AWG) support group and the European Commission. Hard copies of publications from the AWG, the Finance Working Group and the EUWI secretariat were also availble.

Aid Effectiveness and Sanitation: putting the 5YD in Action

The Africa Water Week offers a unique opportunity to take the call for immediate action for sanitation further. Through presentations, a panel and plenary discussions, this seminar will provide an excellent platform to discuss and identify concrete actions to be taken by the different stakeholders. Speakers include high- level representatives of developing countries, national governments and decision makers of donor organisations as well as other recognised sector experts.

The UN Watercourses Convention: Role and Relevance for Africa in a Changing Climate

In 1997, more than 100 nations joined up in adopting the UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses as the only global treaty laying out the rules and principles that govern the use, management and protection of international watercourses.The convention counts 20 contracting states – 15 short of the required for entry into force.

3rd African Water Week - 2010

Implementing the Africa Water Vision and meeting the MDG targets: “Challenges and opportunities in water and sanitation”

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