News 2008
New joint climate initiative of DDRN, DWF and ENRECA Health: Linkages between climate change, health, water and food security in Southern Africa. Read more
Impacts of Europe's changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment from the European Environment Agency: Climate change impacts on atmosphere, water, land, health etc. Main report and Executive Summary available here. Read more
New edition of Miljøhorisont - environment newsletter focussing on reduced consumption of electricity for the water sector, new focused event on water and discharge, as well as sound taps and the importance of reducing the energy consumption, also for pumps. Read more
Investing in IWRM – It pays back. Proceedings from EU side event at 16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development are now available. Read more
Tackling the MDGs requires an innovation-based approach. A commitment to development-oriented innovation should be high on the agenda at the upcoming MDG summit in New York. Read editorial from Science and Development Network. Read more
Research for Development, 2008: Welcome to R4D's monthly e-newsletter, bringing you information about DFID-funded research - DFID seeks research fellows to design and execute research programmes. Read more
Water and Sanitation Looms Behind Food, Energy and Climate Crisis, concludes 2400 participants in World Water Week in Stockholm, 2008: slow progress on sanitation causes failure on the MDG's. Weak policy, poor management, increasing waste and water demands pushes the planet towards a global water crisis. Read more
Presentations from the meeting in the Danish EU - Waternetwork 20 Aug on environment issues in 7th. Framework programme. Read more
Urban development and the poor: New Technical Note from Technical Advisory Services: Urban Development and the Poor - Lessons Learned from Danish Assistance to Southern Africa. Read more
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European Water Partnership hosts Zaragoza Workshop Day on Thursday 4 September 2008 on "Implementing the European Water Vision", "Mainstreaming behavioral and practice change", and "Profiting from improved facts and figures on water":- Programme- Registration form
Chinese Danish Water Days in Guangzhou and Chongqing postponed until 23-26 September 2008. The revised programme includes: seminars, presentation of products and contacts with Chinese key-players. Read more
New issue of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, Newsletter on Water and Food, June/July 2008 focussing on research agenda and scientific partnerships. Read more
Information about food crisis, agricultural production and health. Read the article from Politiken (in Danish) or listen to the discussion at DR P1 (in Danish)
Newsletter from European Water Partners issue on "Water as the next Oil": a matter so essential - and we all used to take it for granted. Read more
Invitation to a series of seminars on research communication for development arranged by the Danish research networks, DDRN, Danish Water Forum (DWF) and Danish Research Network for International Health (ENRECAHEALTH), starting on May 8, 2008:- Concept note - Programme May 8th
Consultancy on mapping of Danish Climate Research Competences - Terms of Reference for: "Overview of Danish research projects on themes of relevance for climate change in developing countries". Deadline for Expression of Interest 11th April 2008. Read more
A delegation with Professor Holger Bernt Hansen, Chairman of the Consultative Research Committee for Development Research, and John Nielsen, Head of the Technical Advisory Services in Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, has visited Vietnam to prepare a new research collaboration agreement between Denmark and Vietnam. Read more
id21: Newsletter about research findings for development policymakers and practitioners. Read more
UN Climate Meeting at Bali COP 13. Outcome of the meeting is available here:- Bali Action Plan for activities towards COP 15 in Copenhagen - Decision on adaptation fund regarding climate change - Desicion on development and transfer of technologies to developing countries
Spotlight on Biofuels, Science and Development Network takes a close look at biofuels research and the developing world, impacts on water availability, poverty and environment. Read more