Drin dreams: another step towards a shared vision for the management of the Drin river basin

Representatives of national, regional and local authorities, water users associations, academia, members from the private sector, NGOs as well as representatives of international organizations and donor agencies met on 29 September 2011, in Podgorica, Montenegro for a National Consultation Meeting to discuss and elaborate on management issues, needs and actions for the sustainable management of the Drin river basin.

NGOs and Media as catalysts to de-pollute the Mediterranean

More than 25 representatives of regional and national networks/associations of civil society major groups (NGOs, business associations, local authorities, etc.) and media professionals, gathered for a 2-day sub-regional training in Podgorica, 29-30 September 2011 in order to explore ways on how to act as catalysts to de-pollute the Mediterranean.

Conference on Water Scarcity and Policy in the Middle East and Mediterranean

An international conference will be held at Cornell University to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines engaged in research that addresses the crisis of fresh water resources in dry regions of the world. The conference will focus particularly on the Middle East, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Nile Basin, where population increase and climate change threaten to exacerbate regional conflicts and human suffering.