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Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the Closure of 19th Session of IHP's Intergovernmental Council
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On the occasion of the closure of the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova addressed Council. She started by highlighting many of the important initiatives that UNESCO is carrying out through its unique mandate to take on the water challenge from a holistic perspective, which addresses the topic through an interdisciplinary approach. Ms. Bokova emphasized the crosscutting nature of water, and its critical importance in achieving each of the eight MDGs, whether it's the battle against poverty or hunger, or ensuring universal education and gender equality.
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News
PCCP teams up with the University of Peace for colloquium on the right to water
The University for Peace (UPEACE), a United Nations affiliated institution based in Costa Rica, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The Dutch Alliance for UPEACE supports this celebration by organising a number of high profile colloquia on topical issues throughout the year in The Netherlands.
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PCCP and UNESCO-IHE update information on two short courses on "Negotiation for Water Conflict Management"
The UNESCO-IHP programme "From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential" (PCCP) and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education formerly announce two short courses to be held in February and March 2011. Each course, of three weeks in duration, will focus on "Negotiation for Water Conflict Management".
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Events
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UNESCO/IHA GHG Research Project Workshop: The Interface between Field Data and Predictive Modelling
2-4 August 2010: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA
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Training Workshop on Integrated Urban Water Management
2-5 August 2010: Tajikistan
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Vacancies
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development – UNESCO-IHE
This vacancy seeks a Lecturer to join the Hydraulic Engineering – River Basin Development (HERBD) Core, which is primarily concerned with education and research related to water infrastructure in rivers and river basins that is needed to enhance the beneficial and sustainable use of water and/or to control water-related problems.
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