Europe

Event:	Waterday in Monaco
City:	Monaco
Country:	Monaco
Email:	pmondielli@gouv.mc , aveglia@gouv.mc
Description:	EXCEPTIONAL VISIT OF A CAVE LYING UNDER MONACO. THIS CAVE CONTAINS A NATURAL POOL OF WATER WHICH IS USED AS DRINKING-WATER IN MONACO. This visit will take place according to the following programme : - a conference on the history of water supply in Monaco will be given in the cave ; - a stand will be kept outside the cave by the scientific staff of the Marine Environment Laboratory in Monaco. Posters on the IAEA activities in the field of water resources management will be presented and commented ; - works done by artists in Monaco on the theme of the fragility of water resources will be presented in the cave ; - staff of the Monegasque Water Company will organize an exhibition in front of the entry of the cave in order to explain the importance of water supply.

Event:	IRC's World Water Day web site revised
City:	Delft
Country:	Netherlands
Email:	jong@irc.nl
Web URL:	http://www.worldwaterday.org
Description:	IRC launched on 21 February 2002 its revised World Water Day www.worldwaterday.org web site, based on the successful WWD 2001 site it maintained with WHO on Water and Health. The revised site links to the WWD 2002 site of the IAEA. It contains links to water, sanitation and hygiene campaigns of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council and IRC and partners. The site also provides an updated Water for Development advocacy guide, background information about previous years, a selection of photos and links to key organizations. Visitors to the site can add events and comments. From this site they can also go to the events section of IAEA's WWD 2002 site. On the WWD 2001 site more than 100 events were registered and it scored 223,868 page views from end of January until 31 December 2001. Poverty reduction, economic impact, improved health and reduced drudgery for women are four of the key goals of water sanitation and hygiene programmes. The WSSCC has launched its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for all WASH campaign. IRC and partners have called attention for water and the sustainable livelihoods approach.

Event:	Seminar Water and Human (In) Security
City:	The Hague
Country:	Netherlands
Email:	info@nwp.nl
Web URL:	http://www.nwp.nl/community
Description:	This seminar will bring together 96 postgraduate students from developing countries and The Netherlands representing a broad spectrum of fields concerned with ensuring water security and prevention of conflicts. The participants will be encouraged to explore and build innovative Partnerships for enhancing cross sectoral dialogue at the national and international level.

Event:	Seminar: Climate change and water - effects on society and the environment
City:	Oslo
Country:	Norway
Email:	nhr@nve.no
Web URL:	http://www.hydrologiraadet.no
Description:	Full day seminar