IUCN Water

By Claire Warmenbol of IUCN's Water Programme in Stockholm for World Water Week. Luis Manuel Maier works for IUCN Member 'Fundacion Vida' in Honduras and is coordinating the IUCN BRIDGE project on the Goascaran, a river forming the border between Honduras and El Salvador.   Much is being said about water governance and collaboration at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Dr. Mark Smith, Director, IUCN Global Water Programme My first day in Rio was yesterday. I was off the plane at 6 am, to the hotel and then straight to Rio Centro for a lunchtime side event with the Ramsar Secretariat on the upcoming TEEB study on water and wetlands. We are aiming for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Rebecca Welling of IUCN’s Water Programme This was my first World Water Forum and it’s definitely been a learning experience! One main highlight has been to meet IUCN colleagues from the regions that I hadn’t yet met in person and to be part of such a supportive, friendly and hard working IUCN family. It’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Katharine Cross of IUCN’s Eastern and Southern Africa Office This is my second World Water Forum. In Istanbul, three years ago I was running around, organizing sessions, looking after speakers and preparing presentations. This time, coming from IUCN’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, I can take things at a slightly different pace. I’m […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Marta Perez de Madrid Utrilla, IUCN Central America Regional Office I have had two intense days in Marseille, and both have been of particular interest to the work we do in Mesoamerica in terms of adaptation to climate change in ecosystems. Yesterday we had a session for which we had been preparing for almost […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General I’m writing this from the train on my way home from Marseille where I accompanied IUCN’s global water team for the first two days of the 6th World Water Forum. The Forum’s theme ‘Time for Solutions’ provided an excellent setting for IUCN’s key messages that nature is a solution […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Jérôme Koundouno, IUCN West and Central Africa Regional Office It’s my first time participating in a World Water Forum. And first time means discovering! This event in Marseille is a very good opportunity to meet people: experts, young professionals, old classmates, and also IUCN colleagues from other offices. We all work on the same […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

By Dr James Dalton of IUCN’s Water Programme. The first day of the 6th World Water Forum is coming to a close. It’s been a day of chaos and confusion for many, as first days always are. But this is promoted as the Forum of Solutions – and I look forward to hearing them and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...