WGF, is a programme developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). It is funded by UNDP and Sida. Among other, the Facility provides policy support and advice on water governance to developing countries to meet demands at local, national and river basin levels.

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Directories of institutions and professionals working on water, sanitation and other related fields in the The Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture.

AQUASTAT collects statistics and data on water resources obtained from national sources are systematically reviewed to ensure consistency in definitions and between countries sharing the same river basin.

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UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board (UNSGAB) Biblioteca on Water and Sanitation.

Themes range from Governance, political will, to mobilization of finances, capacity building and others.

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Water Demand Management (WDM) in the Middle East and North Africa region

The website provides significant information about WDM in the Middle East and North Africa region for you to monitor developments country-by-country and meet a few of our WDM champions.

There is also a trilingual glossary of terms (French, Arabic and English) available.

WaDImena is a five-year multi-donor funded program (2004-2008) coordinated by IDRC. Participating countries include Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. The project builds on the success of the WDM Forums (2002-2003) and previous research conducted by IDRC and its partners.

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Information Clearinghouse

By WHO - CEHA (Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities)

Provides several portal pages which link to categorized information on water demand management and pollution control topics. The user is guided to all relevant information available at various sites and locations on the web.

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EMWIS multilingual water thesaurus is now available in Arabic, English and French. Spanish and Italian will be available by early 2007. It is proposed ...

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The Global Water Partnership is a working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles.

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AWC website

The new official United Nations mechanism for follow-up of the water-related decisions reached at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals. It will support Member States in their efforts to achieve water and sanitation goals and targets.

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