Canadian Water NetworkWaterloo, Ontario27-Feb-2011 $1 trillion global water market forecast for 2020; Global freshwater demand expected to exceed supply by 40 percent by 2030 Famed
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 6 Feb 2011 Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many
United Nations University 14-Apr-2010 UNU-INWEH report offers 9-point prescription for achieving Millennium Development Goal for sanitation Far more people in India have access to
United Nations University 1-Feb-2010More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2-4 to plan fresh strategy for a
United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to
United Nations University Tokyo Japan / Hamilton, Canada 19-Oct-2008 Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada June 4, 2008 Current coastal management practices are ineffective and their continuation endangers ecosystems
United Nations University / International Year of Sanitation 20-Mar-2008 Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix to counter climate change; 150
United Nations University 27 Jun 07 Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents “the greatest environmental challenge of our times” and governments must overhaul policy approaches
14-Dec-2006 United Nations University Joint International Conference Algiers, Dec. 17-19 About 200 experts from 25 countries are convening in Algiers Dec. 17-19 to advise shifts
16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods.
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
United Nations University 27 Oct 2000 Thousands of human casualties and tens of billions of dollars in economic damage will continue to befall the world’s