Hot DWF Topics

  • Climate Change Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation - Researchers' Day: Overview of Danish Climate Research, increasing cooperation and networking. October 7th, 2010 at GEUS, Copenhagen. Deadline for submission of abstracts is August 15th. Read more
  • International and Danish experiences on improving water stewardship - Tools and methods to improve industrial and municipal water use and treatment, certification, documentation and communication of water management. Open meeting 13.00-16.00, September 8th, 2010 at GEUS, Copenhagen. Read more

 News & Events

  • Info meeting about EU support to environmental projects. Experienced researchers will tell about their experiences with EU projects. August 24, 2010 at GEUS. Read more (in Danish)
  • ACQUEAU, the EUREKA Cluster for water, first two calls are now open! Guided by WssTP, the aim of ACQUEAU is to generate R&TD Projects in order to strengthen the technological base of the European Water Industry. Topics for these calls: 1) Membrane Technologies and 2) Real Time System Management. Read more
  • Distribution of funds for development research 2010: 101 mill. DKK have been distributed to researchers in Denmark and in developing countries within the following prioritized areas: 1) Climate, energy and sustainable use of natural resources; 2) Agriculture, growth and sustainable development; and 3) Vulnerable states, conflicts and civil society. See list of projects
  • The Irish National Committee of the International Hydrological Programme and the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (IHP/ICID) are inviting papers and posters for this years' National Hydrology Conference, 16th November 2010 in Athlone, Ireland. Read more
  • Call for Expression of Interest: "Pilot Development Research Projects 2010, Tanzania and Vietnam" is now available (in Danish). Danida Fellowship Centre will distribute concept notes upon request to Danish researchers that are interested in research projects in Tanzania and Vietnam. Read more
  • Danish Minister of Environment Karen Ellemann will be participating at the IWA congress and the Canadian-Danish Water Days in Montréal in September 2010. Read more
  • New strategy for Danish Development Assistance "Freedom for Poverty, Freedom to Change" is now available. Water resources, water supply and sanitation are highlighted in section on Environment and Climate. Danida invites partners to contribute to implementation of the strategy. Danish Water Forum will seek to do so on behalf of the Danish water sector. Read more (in Danish)
  • International COST Conference: Metals and related substances in drinking water. October 13-15, 2010 in Kristianstad - Sweden. Read more
  • IIED Briefing on Business Models for Sustainable Development: "Channels for change: private water and the urban poor". How private sector involvement can provide water access to poor people and business opportunities for companies. Read more
  • The 11th Colding Lecture by Prof. David Lerner "Risks to Urban Groundwater from Industry and Sewers", July 1st at 15.00 - DTU Environment. Read more
  • International Water Centre full and partial tuition scholarships to study Master of Integrated Water Management in Australia. The program takes a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-water cycle approach. The program commences in February 2011 and can be completed in 12 or 18 months full-time or 3 years on part-time. Read more
  • Comments from Danish Water Forum to the new Danish Strategy for Development Cooperation: Freedom from poverty - freedom to change, Development 2.0 (in Danish). Read more
  • Workshop Statement from Japanese-Danish Workshop on "Climate change and Water" held in Tokyo at the Danish Embassy in Japan, February 2010. Read more
  • For Water Policy makers and Research Managers with an interest in Integrated Water Resources Management Research: The Final International IWRM-NET Event will be held in Brussels on October 13-14, 2010. Read more 
  • Transboundary Water Cooperation Workshop Series - 3rd Event, first announcement. Theme: "Sharing Benefits from Transboundary Water Management". 20-22 January 2010 in Vientiane, Laos. Summary of key findings and workshop report now available
  • Invitation to take part in 3 activities concerning the water sector in Canada and USA. First a briefing on the opportunities, then an export promotion to each of the two countries. The events are made in co-operation with the consulates in Atlanta and Toronto as well as Danish Water Forum. Read more
  • 3 days workshop (free of charge) on communication of research results within the EU 6th and 7th framework programme. The workshop is held during the periode from 12 July to 15 August 2010. Read more (in Danish)
  • Reaching the MDG target for sanitation in Africa - a call for realism. New Danida Good Practice Paper on Sanitation is now available. Read more
  • Invitation to participate in Indonesian-Danish Water Days, 21-25 June 2010, organised by the Royal Danish Embassy in Jakarta and WTC. The arrangement includes several activities of relevance for Danish companies, among others seminars in Jakarta and Surabaya. Read more
  • Travel Grants for Master Students at Danish Higher Education Institutions in support of thesis work within all topics of relevance to Danish Development Assistance, including water. The closing dates for applications in 2010 are Monday, May 3rd at 12:00 and Monday, November 1st at 12:00. Read more
  • Danish Water Solutions to a Developing World under Environmental and Climate Stress. Article written by GEUS and Ministry for the Environment in relation to the Danish action plan for promotion of eco-efficient technologies. Read more
  • The Coordination Unit for Research in Climate Change Adaptation (KFT) has published a report on "Mapping of climate research in Denmark - Research: Analysis and evaluation 2/2009". Read more

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Danida Development Forum the Royal Foreign Ministry provides a professional aspects of development cooperation, insights into development programmes and guides to development research.

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Key Issues

Water, Energy and Climate

Support to establish close links between water management and energy production, adapting to climate changes and mitigation of the changes

Transboundary Water Management

Information about transboundary cooperation and the workshops organized by Danida and DWF in the SADC area, the Nile Basin and the Mekong Basin

Climate Change Network in Southern Africa

Sharing knowledge on the impacts of climate change for water, health and food security in Southern Africa is the focus of this North-South cooperation activity

 

Danish-Indian Wastewater Demonstration partnership

DWF has been appointed the facilitator for a Danish partnership, aiming at upgrading a wastewater treatment plant in India with Danish technology and knowhow. See more