http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn News from the IW:LEARN project sdotNews 1.5 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/pemsea-and-hp-philippines-present-the-eas-congress-regional-photo-contest-with-the-theme-the-coast-the-ocean-my-community In line with the activities leading to the EAS Congress 2009, an East Asia region wide photo contest with the theme, “The Coast, The Ocean, My Community” will run from 15 July 2008 to 31 December 2008. The photo contest has three categories -- Youth, Hobbyist and Professional -- and will emphasize the importance of turning knowledge and concern about the coastal and marine environment into actions. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:13:45 +0000 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/welcome-to-iw-learns-new-technical-specialist At the beginning of July, Jean Jordaan joined the IW:LEARN project as Technical Specialist at IW:LEARN's Bangkok office. Besides keeping an eye on system administration issues, Jean is providing support for IW:LEARN's Plone-based webhosting infrastructure. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:50:53 +0000 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/integrated-water-resources-management-in-pacific-island-countries-a-synopsis The Pacific IWRM Synopsis contains on overview of Small Island Developing States’ water issues and the application of IWRM in Pacific SIDS, through the GEF-funded demonstrations. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:36:58 +0000 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/reefbase-pacific-project-working-with-sprep The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is a partner in a collaborative effort with the ReefBase Pacific project, funded by the Coral Reef Initiative for the Pacific (CRISP). The ReefBase Pacific project is the first regional focus for the global ReefBase project, which maintains an online database of information on reef resource management and monitoring. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/nile-com-endorses-initiative-to-address-climate-change-impacts-and-adaptation-in-the-nile-basin The Nile Basin Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) has endorsed a concept note for the development of a project to address climate change impacts and adaptation in the Nile basin and given a go ahead to the Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat (Nile-SEC) for full project proposal development and mobilization of funds for the project. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:15:58 +0000 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/new-publication-from-unep-gef-yslme-project-guideline-for-economic-analyses-of-environmental-management-actions-for-the-yellow-sea This document discusses the basics of environmental valuation, addressing economic value, negative externalities, and valuation techniques. While focusing on the Yellow Sea ecosystem, the concepts and techniques may be applicable to other regions. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:36:13 +0000 http://www.iwlearn.net/News/iwlearn/africa-atlas-of-our-changing-environment There are more than 300 satellite images, 300 ground photographs and 150 maps, along with informative graphs and charts that give a vivid visual portrayal of Africa and its changing environment. Using current and historical satellite images, the Atlas provides scientific evidence of the impact that natural and human activities have had on the continent’s environment over the past several decades. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:54:34 +0000