WHAT'S HAPPENING AT WWAP?
 PREPARATION WORKSHOP FOR THE SECOND EDITION OF THE WWDR
WWAP held a workshop from 31 March to 2 April at UNESCO headquarters, Paris, to kick off the preparation of the second World Water Development Report (WWDR) to be published in March 2006.
Representatives from WWAP's partner agencies, past and potential case study partners, water experts and special guests were in attendance. The main aim of the status review workshop was to bring together the key players of the second edition of the Report to assess the adopted process and set up a strategy for its production. Topics of discussion included: chapter outlines and content; progress in indicator development; strategies for development of case studies; lessons learned from the first WWDR; and the way forward for the second edition.
For more information, contact t.jimbow@unesco.org.
Find our more about the first WWDR Water for People, Water for Life.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN WWAP AND THE CONSORTIUM PRO EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008
The Consortium Pro Expo Zaragoza 2008 was created to support the hosting of the Universal Exhibit 2008 in Zaragoza. Its manager, Mr Jerónimo Blasco Jáuregui, came to visit the WWAP Secretariat on 27 February, and formalized an agreement to contribute to the Programme through the following activities:
- financing the French edition of the first World Water Development Report (WWDR);
- organizing an international symposium on "water as a source of cooperation", to be held in Zaragoza in October 2004; and
- co-producing a documentary with WWAP on integrated water resources management, that would be made by the director of a film nominated for the 2004 Oscars.
For more information, please contact s.castelein@unesco.org.
Access the official site of the Consortium Pro Expo Zaragoza 2008.
TRANSLATING THE FIRST EDITION OF THE WWDR
The first edition of the WWDR (Water for People, Water for Life), which was published in March 2003, is now being translated into Spanish and Arabic.
The State Secretariat on water and coastal zones of the Ministry of Environment of Spain has agreed to fund the translation and production of the report into Spanish, which is expected to be released in just a few months.
Find out more about the Ministry of Environment of Spain.
The Arabic version is being funded by Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, director of the Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) and UNESCO's Special Envoy for Water. There is as yet no due date for the release of the Arabic version.
Find out more about AGFUND.
LA PLATA BASIN: NEW WWAP CASE STUDY
The Secretary General of the intergovernmental coordination committee of the La Plata basin, shared by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, invited WWAP to their meeting that was held from March 16 to 19 in Buenos Aires. One of the issues that was discussed was the committee's contribution to the next edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR-2). The La Plata basin is expected to be one of the case studies included in WWDR-2.
Access the web site on the La Plata basin.
Read the case study contributions from the first WWDR.
WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEBSITE?
FIRST WWDR AVAILABLE ONLINE!
A year after its publication, the first edition of the WWDR, Water for People, Water for Life, is available for free online. You can now access the separate chapters in PDF format, complete with maps, tables, figures, boxes and references.
The first WWDR, published in March 2003, is a comprehensive review of the world's freshwater resources, focusing specifically on problems of governance. Seven case studies illustrate these issues and highlight the variety of on-the-ground work being done.
The second edition of the WWDR is now in preparation and will be published in March 2006.
Read the first WWDR online.
MARCH 22 - WORLD WATER DAY 2004: WATER AND DISASTERS
World Water Day 2004, celebrated on March 22, focused on the theme Water and Disasters, both natural and human-made, and called for better preparedness in the face of natural hazards.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), co-author of the chapter of Water for People, Water for Life devoted to managing risks, coordinated the day with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), which also contributed to the chapter.
According to the Report, there were 2,200 water-related disasters worldwide between 1990 and 2001, a full 50% of which were floods. More than 60% of these disasters occurred in Africa and Asia.
Read facts and figures related to water and risks.
Read the full chapter from the WWDR (PDF format - 1 MB)
Access the official World Water Day 2004 web site.
Find out more about WMO and UNISDR on our partners' page.
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