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3-4 December 2009: 1st International Conference of the Global Water Operators’ Partnership Alliance. Zaragoza, Spain  Water operators have great power to communicate, show by example, and inspire their customers about the urgent need to act in solidarity towards common environmental and development goals. Increasingly, water operators’ are engaging in awareness campaigns, international development and corporate social responsibility efforts, and sharing their skills through Water Operators’ Partnerships. This role of water operators in the efforts to attain the Millennium Development Goals and other international commitments on water and sanitation and the importance of their communication strategies will be the focus of this 2-day meeting. This event is jointly organized by the United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNO-IDfA/UNW-DPAC) and UN-Habitat. >> Agenda [PDF – 520 KB] 12 November 2009: Getting action on Africa’s water crisis. The hard questions and how climate change impacts the answers. Johannesburg, South Africa  The United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015 (UNO-IDfA)/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) convene a side event at the 2nd Africa Water Week. This interactive session will deal with the issue of climate change, its impacts on drinking water and sanitation in the African region, and the need to communicate the urgency to act. A veteran environmental journalist will pose some related questions to a knowledgeable expert in the water and development field. An official from the UN will moderate the process. Then, the audience will get its chance to give those answers the impetus they need, with some additional insights from NGO research and policy work. >> Read more [PDF – 420 KB] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-31 October 2009: Information and Communication Workshop on Water and Climate Change for Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic  Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean are invited to take part in a two-day workshop on water and climate change. The workshop is organized by the United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015 (UNO-IDfA) and the network of the United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) for Latin America and the Caribbean. This activity is held in cooperation with the Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD).
> > Agenda [PDF] Summary of Conclusions of the International Media Consultation on Water and Climate Change. 24-25 September 2009, Zaragoza, Spain  International journalists, experts and a number of other participants from more than 35 countries took part from 24 to 25 September in a seminar organised on the role of media and communicators by the United Nations Office to Support International Decade for Action “Water for Life” 2005-2015 (UNO-IDfA). New Coordinator at UNO-IDfA in Zaragoza, Spain, Josefina Maestu  The United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action ´Water for Life´ 2005-2015 (UNO-IDfA) announces a change in leadership. Ms. Maestu has been appointed to serve UNO-IDfA as Coordinator starting from 15 September 2009. > > Press Release [PDF - 380 KB] 16-22 August: The UNO-IDfA at the World Water Week, Stockholm  Hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the World Water Week is the annual meeting place for water issues. The theme for 2009 is “Responding to Global Challenges: Accessing Water for the Common Good”.
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