Stockholm International Water Institute » UNFCCC http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 SIWI takes part in the UN climate change negotiations in Bonn http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-takes-part-in-the-un-climate-change-negotiations-in-bonn/ http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-takes-part-in-the-un-climate-change-negotiations-in-bonn/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:09:24 +0000 Nora http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=6637 SIWI is taking part in the UNFCCC meetings in Bonn 3-14 June. On the 4th of June we are organising a side event to explore possible future structure and modalities of the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP). The event will take place 18.30-20.00 at Room Metro, Ministry of Transport (MoT), Bonn. For more information see the agenda.

The Side Event is organised in cooperation with the Alliance for Water Adaptation (AGWA), the Water and Climate Coalition (WCC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Conservation International (CI), the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

For more information, contact karin.lexen@siwi.org.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-takes-part-in-the-un-climate-change-negotiations-in-bonn/feed/ 0 SIWI at COP18 26 November – 7 December in Doha, Qatar. http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-at-cop18-in-doha/ http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-at-cop18-in-doha/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:41:29 +0000 Nora http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=5092 Stockholm International Water Institute has a presence at the UN Climate Negotiations, COP18, which takes place 26 November - 7 December in Doha, Qatar. SIWI will take part in the UNFCCC on behalf of the Water and Climate Coalition, for which SIWI hosts the Secretariat. The Water and Climate Coalition is an alliance of 17 environmental NGOs and research centres seeking to place water issues at the heart of climate policy.

The Water and Climate Coalition will engage in dialogue and provide input on water related matters to different parts of the UNFCCC process. The Coalition also organizes a couple of events during the COP18:

  • Building Resilience through sustainable management of Mountain Water Resources and closing the gap between policy and implementation
    (This seminar is a thematic session during the “Mountain Day”)
    Time: Monday 3 December, 14.15 - 16.00
    Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Al Isteqlal Road, West Bay Lagoon, Doha.
    Read a blog from the event here    .
  • Press conference
    Time: Tuesday 4 December, 13.30-14.00
    Venue: Press Conference Room 2

 

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