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WATER PORTAL







 
UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

       The UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web. The site provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources.

 
International Hydrological Programme 
World Water Assessment Programme
The use of Fresh Water Resources
    The Ethical Use of Science and Technology WATER

blue arrow2003 : International Year of Freshwater

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Finding new solutions to the urgent water problems of the world


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UNEP - UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Freshwater - Issues Include:
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GEMS - Freshwater Quality Programme
Regional Seas Web Site [REGIONS]
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FOOD SECURITY
FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
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Hydrology and Water Resources Programme
NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES

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IAEA - INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
World Water Day 2002 : Water for Development

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- A case study 
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Joint IAEA/FAO Programme
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- Analysis of Water Content 
Marine Environment Laboratory (IAEA-MEL)

OCEANS


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[SUBTOPIC :"Oceans & Seas". under GLOBAL ISSUES: "Law of the Sea"]


 
IOC - INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

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Integrated Coastal Management Global Web Service
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    International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific


blue arrowUN Atlas of the Oceans
Funded by the United Nations Foundation and by FAO, IAEA, IMO, IOC UNEP, WMO, joined by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity CBD)
 
LABORATORY

IOS / GOOS - GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM
Sponsored by IOC, UNEP, WMO, and the International Council for Science
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IOS / IODE - INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE
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Established in 1961 to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States

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Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa

UNDP / GEF - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
International Waters
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PEMSEA - Partnership for Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia

REGIONAL COMMISSION - ASIA

WATER

ESCAP - United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Sustainable Development of Land, Water and Mineral Resources
Water and Mineral Resources Section 
Water Quality
SANITATION

WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
[MAIN FILE :"Water & Sanitation". under GLOBAL ISSUES: "UN-HABITAT"]
THE WORLD BANK
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UNICEF - UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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DESA - THE DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT / DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND
Agenda 21
Freshwater Management - Integration for Sustainable Development

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Water Crisis
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