United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health
New Assistant Director Brings Extensive Experience in Move to UNU-INWEH Headquarters; Will organize UN Global Conference on Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water in 2004
Zafar Adeel
HAMILTON – 27 June, 2003 – The Canadian government has announced a $3 million extension of core funding through 2006 for UNU-INWEH, the Canadian-based water academy of the United Nations University. The announcement was made as UNU-INWEH added a new Assistant Director to its headquarters staff, Zafar Adeel, an international expert in the problems of water management in developing countries.
The Hon. Susan E. Whelan, Minister for International Cooperation said CIDA will provide $3 million through 2006 to support UNU-INWEH’s continuing international operations from Hamilton as part of an $83 million contribution to address water problems in developing countries, announced by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien at the recent G-8 Summit in Evian, France.
“In a few short years, the United Nations University International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) has become an important partner in building capacity for water-related programs in the developing world,” Ms. Whelan said in a letter to the academy’s International Advisory Board. “I am proud that Canada has been a core supporter since the Network’s inception in 1996.”
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