|
Country/
Organization / Web
address |
Remarks |
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African
Civil Society Network on Water (ANEW) |
Regional
networking body committed to contributing to water resource
management and sustainable provision of water and sanitation
services in African |
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Africa
Infrastructure Foundation |
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South(ern)
Africa |
Global
Water Partnership Southern Africa |
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UN
Habitat |
Managing
Water for African Cities |
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CBWA
(Canada) |
Canada
Bottled Water Association |
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EPA |
National
Water Program Strategic Plan 2004 - 2008 U.S.A. |
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USGS
National Water-Quality Assessment Program |
NAWQA
collects and analyzes data about river basins and
aquifers in the US. section that explains about (varying)
water quality (presence of e.g. pesticides and nutrients); also
technical reports on water quality, frequently used terms within
the fields of water chemistry and hydrology and a What's New
section. |
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Public
Citizen |
a
USA nationwide, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization |
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Sweet
Water Alliance |
a
coalition of citizens, activists, and environmentalists (mainly
in Michigan, USA) dedicated to the liberation of essential
resources from corporate control |
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Michigan
Citizens for Water Conservation |
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The
New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) |
a New
Mexico organization of acequias and regional associations
of acequias to ensure the survival of agricultural and rural
traditional communities by protectiong the historic water rights
of the acequias through community education and involvement in
policy |
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American
Water Works Association
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Smart
Communities and Drought
(US Department of Energy)
|
Many
communities are finding that providing adequate water supplies
for growing populations can be a real challenge.
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California
Water Awareness Campaign
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Water
Partners International USA
|
Our
goals are to draw attention to the world's number one health
problem, unsafe and inadequate water supplies, and to raise
funds to help fight this immense problem--one community at a
time
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Brazilian
water and sanitation industry portal |
Provides
product information, vacancies, daily news, studies, events,
links, a chat facility, online bookstore and a water and
sanitation directory. |
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Brasil
(UNEP / NPA) |
The
Brazilian National Programme of Action for Protection of the
Marine Environment from Land-based Activities in the Brazilian
Section of the Upper Southwest Atlantic Region |
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Itaipu
Brasil |
coordinating
body |
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Chili |
water
portal in Spanish |
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Canada
(NPA) |
Canada's
National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment from Land-based Activities |
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Canada
|
Freshwater
site
|
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Canadian
Water Resources Association
|
The
Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) is a national
organization of individuals and organizations interested in the
management of Canada's water resources
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Canada
|
British
Columbia information
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Canada
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Alberta
information
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Asian
Development Bank |
water(projects)
site of ADB |
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Melamchi
Water Supply Project, Nepal |
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SACIwaterS |
South
Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies
contributes to capacity building for improving WRM - from a
pro-people, human development perspective. promotes the
incorporation of grass root stakeholder interests in the
processes of policy formulation and implementation at all levels
of the water resources sector |
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Sri
Lanka |
Sri
Lanka National Water Partnership |
|
green belgium |
info m.n. over betrokkenheid van jongeren bij water en watercampagnes. |
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Protos
Belgium |
Belgian
NGO dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe drinking
water, sanitation and hygienepromotion and water for
agricultural purposes to the world's poorest people. |
|
DANUBE
regional project |
with
information abour the project, funding from GEF, etc. |
|
DANUBE
River Basin |
information
about DANUBE day, the projects etc. |
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ICPDR |
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
|
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Watersee |
Transboundary Waters Information Exchange Network for the Southeastern Europe region (TWIEN-SEE) |
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Athens Declaration Process |
Framework for regional cooperation on Transboundary Water Resources Management in Southeastern Europe (SEE) and the Mediterranean
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European
Water Partnership |
EWP
is an independent non-profit organization, set up jointly by 16
European organisations, which helps to develop solutions to
urgent water challenges in Europe and the rest of the world |
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European
Water Association
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Euregio
Maas-Rhine
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EU
civil society project |
River
Dialogue is cooperation between two major universities (Sweden
and The Netherlands and one international NGO (Baltics) with the
main aim to identifying the best approaches to increase public
participation in the implementation of the EU Water Framework
Directive, which includes preparation and implementation of
river basin management plans |
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European
Union Water Initiative : Water for life |
Website
of the scientific research dimension of the European Union's
Water Initiative |
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EEA |
European
Environment Agency |
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EMWIS |
Euro-Mediterranean Information
System on the know-how in the Water sector |
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ESA |
About
the monitor of river and lakes levels |
|
EU
Water Initiative |
The
EUWI Communication and Information System (EUWI CIS) will be
launched in August 2004 |
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MED
EUWI : Mediterrainian European Water Initiative |
The
Mediterranean component of the European Union Water Initiative |
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France:
Oiseau |
This
site is the result of collaborative effort between the Office
International de l'Eau (OIEau), the Centre Régional pour l'Eau
Potable et l'Assainissement ŕ faible coűt (CREPA), the
Biosphčre d'Environnement Canada and Programme Solidarité Eau
(pS-Eau). It is a French-language resource for low-cost water
supply and sanitation in developing countries. It includes
sections on appropriate technologies; water-related
organisations; background information on water supply; project
management; aquatic ecosystems; and case studies. |
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France:
Office
International de l'Eau (OIEau) |
Portal
in english, french, spanish and portugese; its objective is to
gather public and private partners involved in water resources
management and protection |
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France:
PsEau |
French
NGO, involved in waterissues |
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Germany
Aktionshandbuch
Nachhaltige Wasserwirtschaft und Lokale Agenda 21
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Germany
|
Das
internetportal für wasser und abwasser (University Bremen)
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German
Ministry for environment etc.
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Germany
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Wasser
ist leben |
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WBGU |
German
advisory Council on global change (English and German) |
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Italy |
cipsi
|
|
Italy |
Weekly
Italian Radioprogram about water |
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Italy |
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|
Italy |
Water
policies and Plan Emilia-Romagna region |
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Italy |
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|
Italy |
Water
management |
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Italy |
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Sweden |
Swedish
Ministry of Sustainable Development |
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Sweden |
Stockholm
International Water Institute |
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Swedish
Water & Wastewater Association |
Swedish
site |
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DFID
UK |
The
Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of
the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries
and works to get rid of extreme poverty |
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United
Kingdom |
International
Water Association |
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United
Kingdom |
Water
wise site Thames water |
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Well
UK |
A
resource centre network providing access to information and
support in water, sanitation and environmental health for the
Department for International Development (DFID) of the British
Government |
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Arab Water Council |
A civil society, not-for-profit, regional organization dedicated to water issues in the Arab States (in arabic) |
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Israel |
directory
of Israeli water related institutions |
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Palestine |
directory
of Palestinian water related institutions |
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ICLEI (New
Zealand) |
international
association of local governments implementing sustainable
development. New Zealand developed a strategic approach to water
management through the Water Campaign™, to respond to the
needs of local councils; various initiatives for action
into one coordinated program |
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New
Zealand Ministry of Health |
Frequently
Asked Questions about Drinking Water Standards |
