Surface Freshwater GEF IW Projects

Management of transboundary waters in increasingly becoming more challenging, and climate change is likely to exacerbate these pressures. Not least because climate change is a global issue, adaptation will require an international response. This book aims to identify issues, both theoretical and practical, that States face in establishing cooperative transboundary mechanisms to effectively adapt water management to climate change.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has published a guide that explains the characteristics of the fisheries sector and provides technical guidance....

TWAP Groundwater - Regional Workshop for Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal 22-24 July 2014

Green Fins Initiative protects coral reefs and drives tourism

(Conference: 8-11 July 2014) The opening session will provide the opportunity to take stock of 15 years of marine and coastal projects and consultative LME meetings under the global coordination of NOAA, and highlight the progress achieved in advancing ecosystem assessment and management.

A painting exhibit, a book launch, and soundscapes come together to celebrate the beauty and diversity of tropical marine life in “In Tropical Seas,” in observance of Environment Month (June)....

Recent studies have shown that the sardine stock in the Sulu Celebes Sea is under threat of collapse. Overfishing is an important factor but there are many other causes. These include pollution and climate change.

Today’s fisheries sector hosts a multibillion dollar industry that is a vital source of food, employment, trade, economic wellbeing and recreation.

The International WaterCentre (IWC) is offering several scholarships for high calibre international and domestic students accepted into the IWC Master of Integrated Water Management (MIWM) commencing in Semester 1, 2015. These prestigious scholarships will be awarded on a merit-basis to candidates who clearly demonstrate potential to become future water leaders.

Programs that focus on adaptation to climate change remain to be among the significant activities being funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI)....

SEAFDEC with support from the SEAFDEC-Sweden Project organized the Experts Group Meeting on Regional Plan of Action on Sustainable Utilization of Neritic Tuna in the ASEAN Region in Krabi Province, Thailand on 18-20 June 2014. The Meeting was attended by representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam together with their respective delegations, and ... The post Regional Plan of Action on Sustainable Utilization of Neritic Tuna in the ASEAN Region Drafted appeared first on SEAFDEC-Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center .

The Pacific’s annual meeting of Fisheries Ministers heads to the region’s smallest island community this weekend, becoming part of a historic moment for Tokelau. Traditional leaders and the close-knit community of Atafu, where ministers and officials are set to make landing this Sunday are going to be welcoming the territory’s first-ever regional gathering of Pacific ministers. Staff of the Apia-based Government office for Tokelau, led by General Manager Jovilisi Suveinakama and Tokelau-based Mikaele Perez, Director for Economic Development, Natural Resources and Environment have spent months in preparation sorting host-country logistics for the nine Fisheries Ministers and all the 17 FFA member country delegations attending. Perez says the island community of Atafu is “abuzz” with the countdown to the arrival of almost 70 FFC10 ministerial meeting delegates and observers.

The GloBallast Project and PERSGA organised a three-day national training on sampling of ballast water in Aqaba, Jordan from 5 to 7 May 2014. The objective of the training was to further raise awareness about invasive alien species and the Ballast Water Management Convention and more importantly to prepare the country for the sampling of ballast water for data collection prior to entry into force of the BWM Convention.

The first Meeting of the National Task Force for the Ballast Water Management Convention in Nicaragua was held on 23 May 2014 in Managua.

The Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Environment Day (WED) on 5th June, 2014, in Furahia grounds - Mwanza, Tanzania. LVEMP II customized this year’s theme as Conserve our Environment to address Climate Change, in line with the Projects Global Development Objectives.

Tender RFQ_GPSO_2014-078 (IWC-78317) “Organization of the Project Steering Committee Meeting and Strategic Action Programme Team participants meeting; Holding of The International research-to-practice environmental conference with the participation of nature conservation community of Baikal region and Mongolia” (jointly with Rosprirodnadzor)”. Application period: 30 Apr 2014 - 20 May 2014