(Published: 31-Oct-2007 01:47 PM)
Presentation during the focused learning discussion on SAP Implementation at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
Ivan Zavadsky
Danube Regional Project
Philip Weller
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
(Published: 02-Nov-2007 09:37 AM)
Speech given at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
(Published: 25-Apr-2007 03:46 AM)
This report gives an overview of major environmental and the socio-economic challenges that the Aral Sea region is facing, threats to the sustainable management of the lake global basin, major measures supported by the governments and the international donor organizations aimed to address these the critical environmental problems, and lessons learned from the cooperation environmental cooperation to date.
Main LBMI report: http://www.iwlearn.net/publications/ll/lbmi_main_report_2005.pdf/view
Original LBMI website: http://www.ilec.or.jp/eg/lbmi/index.htm
(Published: 30-Oct-2007 05:40 PM)
Report from the participant led workshop on tracking project impacts at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
Joana Akrofi
UNEP
(Published: 25-Apr-2007 06:03 AM)
South Asia, home to over one-fifth of the world’s is facing a growing water crisis. This region is in the grip of continuing flood and drought cycles, dictating the need for a long-term strategy for management of its water resources. Big and small water bodies, in the form of lakes and reservoirs, dot the landscape of South Asia. These ecosystems impound precious freshwater, and are the most easily-accessible source for human use. ... Because of the ecological, economical and recreational potential of lakes, there is an urgent need to protect, rehabilitate and conserve them as precious natural resources. This brief examines how these issues have been addressed for the Upper and Lower Lakes of Bhopal, collectively know as the Bhoj Wetland (Figure 1).
Main LBMI report: http://www.iwlearn.net/publications/ll/lbmi_main_report_2005.pdf/view
Original LBMI website: http://www.ilec.or.jp/eg/lbmi/index.htm
(Published: 25-Apr-2007 07:56 AM)
The Chilika Lagoon (also referred to here as Lake Chilika, Chilika Lake, or simply “Chilika”) is the biggest lagoon on India’s eastern coast (see Figure 1). Its size fluctuates substantially within the course of a year, with a maximum area of 1,165 km2 during the monsoon season and a minimum of 906 km2 during the dry season. It is of relatively recent origin, being formed several thousand years ago. Freshwater runoff from the drainage basin, combined with saline water inflows from the ocean, result in a wide range of fresh, brackish and saline water environments within the lagoon, with this spatially and temporally diverse water environment supporting an exceptionally productive ecosystem.
Main LBMI report - http://www.iwlearn.net/publications/ll/lbmi_main_report_2005.pdf/view Original LBMI website - http://www.ilec.or.jp/eg/lbmi/index.htm
(Published: 01-Nov-2007 02:00 PM)
Report from the focused learning discussion on economic valuation at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
Hamid Ghaffarzadeh
Project Director
Caspian Environment Programme
(Published: 29-Sep-2005 10:07 AM)
Presentation during the focused learning discussion on SAP Implementation at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
First GEF regional Project in the Mediterranean
Francesco Saverio Civili
MED POL Programme Coordinator
UNEP/MAP
(Published: 29-Sep-2005 10:07 AM)
Reports stemming from the Western Indian Ocean participant led workshop at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
(Published: 30-Oct-2007 06:59 PM)
Workshop held during the
GEF FOURTH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL WATERS CONFERENCE,
Cape Town, South Africa
(July 31st-August 3, 2007)
Johnson Kitheka
UNEP (WIO-Lab Project)
(Published: 25-Apr-2007 09:00 AM)
The North American Great Lakes constitute the largest system of fresh surface water on the face of the earth (Figure 1) and are linked to the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence River. The Great Lakes cover over 244,000 km2 of surface water; 520,000 km2 of drainage area; and a combined volume of nearly 23,000 km3. Individually, the five Great Lakes are among the fifteen largest freshwater lakes in the world.
Main LBMI report - http://www.iwlearn.net/publications/ll/lbmi_main_report_2005.pdf/view
Original LBMI website - http://www.ilec.or.jp/eg/lbmi/index.htm
(Published: 01-Nov-2007 04:10 PM)
Report from the focused learning discussion on nutrient reduction via constructed wetlands at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
Session Coordinator: Shaminder Puri, IAH Chair TARM Commission and Senior Consultant, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO) and Andrea Merla, Consultant, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Session Co-organizers: Rafik Hirji, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, World Bank and Andrew Garner, Water Resource Management Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
(Published: 31-Oct-2007 02:38 PM)
Presentation as part of the IAEA Exhibit at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference Innovation Marketplace.
Pradeep Aggarwal
Programme Manager, Water Resources
Andy Garner
Water Resources Management Specialist
(Published: 01-Nov-2007 05:00 PM)
Report from the participant led workshop at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
GRAC has been established through the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, at the request of Member States to facilitate global data management on groundwater resources. Data management includes collation of available information setting up meta databases, providing facilities for access to existing data on hydrogeology, well location, water barcation, water quality and hydrochemistry. A key function of IGRAC is to support the ISARM Programme, which in terms of GEF needs facilitates International Waters focal area's strategic objectives. Majority of GEF projects that have aquifers as key component are using the facilities provided by IGRAC - including producing hydrogeological base maps, interprepation of groundwater flow directions (unlike river flow - groundwater flows in 3 directions !!!), hydrogeochemistry (unlike river water chemistry, groundwater hydrochemistry is related to the petrology of the multiple types of rocks through which groundwaterflows very slowly !). This workshop will teach the participants to use the Digital Working Environment ( an extremely useful means for project partners to collaborate), the managemnt of aquifer databases and the interpretation of hydrogeological information that relates to environmental gains & losses.
Session Coordinator: Neno Kukuric, Deputy Head, Integrated Groundwater Resources Assessment Center (IGRAC)
(Published: 01-Nov-2007 09:19 AM)
Report from the participant led workshop on integrating lake systems at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference.
Jerry Sherk
LakeNET
Adaptive Management in the Danube River Basin (Weller/Zavadsky) [IWC4 Presentation]
Address by Dr. A. Iyambo, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia [IWC4 Plenary Speech]
Aral Sea: Experience and Lessons Learned brief (Lake Basin Management Initiative). 2005. (636 KB)
