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2^nd term 2009

October 2009

UNESCO-IHP ISARM releases atlas of transboundary aquifers

The UNESCO-IHP ISARM (International Shared Aquifers Resources Management) Programme has produced the "Atlas of Transboundary Aquifers – Global maps, regional cooperation and local inventories". This Atlas was presented at the World Water Week 2009 in Stockholm and is now available on-line.

IHP releases new brochure on 7th Phase

The new phase of IHP (2008-2013) will continue to promote and lead international hydrological research, facilitate education and capacity development, and enhance governance in water resources management. The aim of these efforts is to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on environmental sustainability, water supply, sanitation, food security and poverty alleviation, and contribute to the objectives of the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" (2005-2015).

Director-General receives the IAH Distinguished Associate Award for 2009

On 24 August 2009, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, received the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Distinguished Associate Award for 2009 from Mr Wilhelm Struckmeier, President of IAH. Also present at the award ceremony were Mr Shaminder Puri, Secretary-General of IAH, and Mr Andras Szollosi-Nagy, Secretary of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP).

UNESCO-IHE says farewell to Rector Meganck

Professor Richard Meganck, Rector of UNESCO-IHE, celebrated his retirement on 2 July, 2009, with staff and students, after having served a six-year period as Rector at the Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands. He will officially retire on 4 September 2009.

UNESCO-IHE holds Information Meeting on Water Education

On 22 June 2009, UNESCO-IHE presented its contributions to water education to UNESCO Member States Delegates. The briefing was held during an Information Meeting on Water Education at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.