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28-Apr-2008

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In This Issue

Lead Stories


Visitor statistics (pageviews) of links in previous
E-Bulletin #3 (January 2008)

Project News

Most popular documents on IW:LEARN (February)

Calendar of Events for March and April 2008

Vacancies and Requests for Proposals


Lead Stories


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Fostering an Online Multilingual Information Community: from Monolingual to Multilingual Websites

How can we better share and access information distributed throughout the multilingual GEF International Waters community?

A more effective global sharing of information is now possible given the language tools under development by a host of companies and organisations including Google, AltaVista, WorldLingo, and Plone. As a service to International Waters Projects, IW:LEARN is making these tools available to facilitate improved access to online multilingual information across the GEF IW portfolio.

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BSERP concluding after 15 years of joint efforts for the Black Sea

After 15 successful years of contribution to the reinforcement of cooperation and capacities of the Black Sea countries directed at the reduction of nutrients and other hazardous substances to acceptable levels, the Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project (BSERP) is finally coming to a conclusion.


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Welcome to New IW:LEARN Colleague

On 10 March 2008, Khristine Custodio joined the IW:LEARN project as Technical Assistant at IW:LEARN's Bangkok office.  Khristine works with Sean Khan (Project Manager), Richard Cooper (Regional Coordinator), Damaris Waigwa (IW:LEARN Intern) and Bovorn Siriampairat (P/T IT Administrator) in providing information technology support activities to GEF IW projects.


FAO Forestry Paper Released: The world's mangroves 1980-2005

FAO Forestry Paper Released: The world's mangroves 1980-2005

The world's mangroves 1980-2005, prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005, provides comprehensive information on the current and past extent of mangroves in all countries and territories in which they exist.


Project News


Draft Report from GEF-IWCAM Workshop on Communications, Public Education and Outreach for Integrated Watershed and Coastal Areas Management
12 - 13 February 2008, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago


PEMSEA shares ICM experiences in Tokyo Bay Conference
The Nihon University held its 2nd International Conference of the Support Program for Contemporary Educational Needs with the theme “Coastal Zone Management and Projects of Asian Countries — Toward Restoration of Tokyo Bay” on 12 January in Tokyo, Japan.


Philippines Conducts Seminar/Workshop for the Implementation of ICM as National Strategy

The Government of the Philippines, in cooperation with the PEMSEA Resource Facility, conducted a Seminar/Workshop for the Implementation of Executive Order No. 533.


The Presentation of Danube River Enterprise Pollution Reduction (DREPR) Project in Sremska Mitrovica
At the invitation of Sremska Mitrovica Chamber of Commerce, the presentation of DREPR Project was organized for farmers, entrepreneurs and other interested companies and individuals from this region.


Estonian-Russian joint water management program facilitates the protection of the Lake Peipsi environment
The Lake Peipsi basin management program was developed in cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation.





Most Popular Documents Downloaded on IW:LEARN.NET (February)


The Top Five Documents in February:

IW:LEARN BRIDGES Newsletter January 2008 [97 views]


Capabilities and Limitations of Decision Support Systems in Facilitating Access to Information (Salewicz, Kazimierz). [65 views]


Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity - Resultats et constats tires de l'initiative de conservation du PNUD/GEF (RAF/92/G32) qui a eu lieu en Burundi, en Republique Democratique du Congo, en Tanzanie et en Zambie. [56 views]


A Handbook on Governance and Socioeconomics of Large Marine Ecosystems. [56 views]


An Ecosystem-Based Approach to Management of Arctic LMEs:  Experience of the Global Environment Facility (Andrew Hudson) [46]


Calendar of Events for March and April 2008


Events in March:

International Groundwater Conference: Groundwater Dynamics and Global Change (Jaipur, India, from  19 to 22 March 2008)


3rd National Education Conference (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 30 March to 2 April 2008)


2nd International Salinity Forum - Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action (Adelaide, Australia, from 31 March to 3 April 2008)


OceanSensors08 (Warnemünde, Germany, from 31 March to 4 April 2008)


International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems (Athens, Greece, from 31 March to 4 April 2008)

ICIMOD’s Second International Training Course on Low Cost Soil and Water Conservation Techniques and Watershed Management Activities (Godavari, Nepal, from 31 March to 22 April 2008)



Events in April:

179th Session of the UNESCO Executive Board (Paris, France, from 1 to 17 April 2008)


Global Operational Oceanographic Systems: A Workshop to Explore Collaborative Benefits Between North American and European Operators (Paris, France, on 7 April 2008)


Fourth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands (Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7 to 11 April 2008)


Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/ IOTWS-V) (Putrajaya, Malaysia, from 8 to 10 April 2008)


Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations (PICO) (Paris, France, 10 to 11 April 2008)


Water and the Developing World: Voices from Industry, Policy, and the Human Rights Perspective (Stanford, California, United States, from 10 to 11 April 2008)


Fourth Meeting of the I-GOOS Board (Paris, France, on 11 April 2008)


Water Down Under 2008 (Adelaiade, Australia, from 15 to 17 April 2008)


Wastewater Asia Summit (WAS) 2008 ( Shanghai, China, from 15 to 18 April 2008)


WaterTech 2008 (Alberta, Canada, from 16 to 18 April) 


The Victorian Sustainable Development Conference 2008 (Melbourne, Australia, on 22 April 2008)


The 9th China International Water Supply & Drainage and Water Treatment Exhibition (WSDWTF 2008) ( Shanghai, China, on 27 April 2008)



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Vacancies and Requests for Proposals


Coordinator of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems (D-1 level) within the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation at its headquarters in Nairobi.


SSA - International Consultant - to review, identify and record best practices and lessons learnt from ENVSEC (Environment and Security Initiative) activities in Central Asia as a basis for developing a strategy forENVSEC follow-up in the region.


The “UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project” Associate Expert Programme for 2008 is now open for applications


UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Programme Small Grants Programme 2008



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