Euwi - European Water Initiative

EU to realign development aid towards water

Published in euroactiv.com, on the 1st March 2010

With the UN Millennium Development Goals set to be reviewed this year, the European Commission is stressing the need for an increased focus on access to water, as the achievement of other UN development goals depends on it.

SPLASH research call on sustainable sanitation service chains

The European Union Water Initiative European Research Area Network Pre-Announcement SPLASH research call on sustainable sanitation service chains

SPLASH, the ERA-NET of the European Water Initiative will launch a research call on 1st March, 2010. The overall call budget will be approx. 1.7 Mio Euro. The call will be funded by the following donors:

New ACP-EU Water Facility

A new allocation of €200 Million from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) has been allocated to the new Water Facility and two calls for proposals will be published at the beginning of 2010.

World Water Week in Stockholm: Invitation for Workshop Abstracts and Seminar Proposals

The 2010 World Water Week in Stockholm, September 5-11, is now making its 1st Announcement, calling for workshop abstracts and proposals from organisations to convene a seminar or side event in 2010. The Announcement provides information on the thematic scope, structure, and the special focus on Water Quality for 2010. It also gives guidelines on how to convene a seminar or side event or submit an abstract for presentation during the eight workshops.

Press Release - World Water Week 2009

The EUWI multi-stakeholder forum (from left to right, Prof.

New EUWI leaflets

EUWI objectives in some leaflets :

The EUWI MULTISTAKEHOLDER FORUM

 WORLD WATER WEEK - Stockholm - August 09The annual EUWI MSF takes place in Stockholm on the 20th August, during the World Water Week. At the MSF the results of the EUWI is presented and participants are invited to discuss its strategic choices.

The new version of the EUWI is released

The new version of the EUWI is released with more tools and a new look for a better and easier utilisation.Any comments will be appreciated.

Release of the results from the AID Mapping exercise for Africa

The EUWI statement on sanitation 2008

A commitment to do more on sanitation through an Africa -EU partnership to help achieve the sanitation MDG target in Africa where 589 million people(60% of the population) lack access to safe sanita