IWRM and climate change

Deleting our rights, bracketing our future

By Paul Quintos on 26/Mar/2012 | Filed under:
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Paul Quintos from Ibon international blogs from the UNCSD/Rio 20 preparatory meeting this week on the importance of a People's Summit at Rio+20. 

Report from FAN’s participation at Bonn Climate Change Talks, June 2009

Submitted by Lisa on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 15:22
Freshwater Action Network was asked to nominate a representative to speak about the perspective of Southern civil society on Water and Climate Change Adaptation during the 13th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action (AWG LCA) at the Climate Change Talks in Bonn held from 1-12 June 2009. The Global Public Policy Network on Water Management (GPPN) http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org who were organizing the workshop and side event were particularly interested in the perspective from South Asia so FAN approached FANSA to nominate a representative to attend. FANSA nominated Ramisetty Murali, FANSA Convenor. Unfortunately, at the last minute, he had to cancel so I gave a presentation on their behalf.

Analysis of of Water and Sanitation Policies and Status of IWRM in Africa

Submitted by Lisa on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 15:13
An analysis of ANEW's region-wide initiative on "Promoting and improving the capacities of African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for advocacy and participation in governance to enhance provision of water supply and sanitation and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), including recommendations.

The politics of water in Uganda: today and tomorrow

By Oweyegha-Afunaduula on 21/Dec/2011 | Filed under:
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In Uganda, where government has wholeheartedly embraced globalization as the way forward for development, water utilities are completely privatized. Unfortunately this has worsened corruption, degradation of ecosystems, excessive and careless consumption and wastage of water, contamination and salination of water bearings, aquifers and dams.

Carbon Credit trading: the case of Uganda

By Oweyegha-Afunaduula on 19/Dec/2011 | Filed under:
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There is a growing phenomenon sweeping the poor countries: land grabbing.  The World Bank estimates that in 2009 60 million hectares of land were purchased or leased in the poor countries.

Freshwater Action Network and End Water Poverty planning meeting report

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In December 2011, FAN Global joined forces with End Water Poverty (EWP) for the first time to facilitate an international advocacy planning meeting for water and sanitation activists.

No water in the 'COP'.

By Sena on 3/Dec/2011 | Filed under:
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It has been almost a week since I arrived in this middle class city of Durban, one of the most expensive place on this planet. While the fooprint is very visible here and there, lot of good things in town easily deviate your mind from that sad past. One of them is the good signal you read in your hotel room: TAP WATER IS SAFE TO BE DRUNK IN OUR CITY. What a good news. At least, here...

Videos: FAN representative speak from the Bonn Nexus conference

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Watch FAN members speak their messages and their thoughts on the conference itself and their hopes going forward.

FAN members engage in COP17

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FAN members Sena Alouka from Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement in Lomé, Togo, and Rolando Castro from CEDARENA in Costa Rica are raising the importance of water issues in climate change at COP17 in Durban.

Bonn Nexus conference 2011

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On 16, 17 and 18 November, many FAN members participated in the Bonn Nexus conference which examined the nexus of water, energy and food security in the run up to Rio+20 next year.