Event Calendar 2011
Major water events and meetings take place each year. WANI staff attend particular conferences to present or discuss WANI challenges and solutions, and meet with members and partners. In 2011, a particular focus for water was set on the role of forests and cities.
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Water Events 2011 |
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January |
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17-18 January |
6th World Water Forum Stakeholder Meeting |
Paris |
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February |
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2 Feb 2011 |
World Wetlands Day Theme: Water and Forests |
Worldwide |
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March |
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22 Mar 2011 |
World Water Day Theme: Urban Water Management |
Worldwide |
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24-31 March |
Community Based Adaptation conference |
Bangladesh |
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April |
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13-15 April |
Water Security and Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities |
Delhi, India |
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May |
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8-13 May |
Global Platform Disaster Risk Reduction |
Geneva |
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June |
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5 Jul 2011 |
World Environment Day |
Worldwide |
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14-17 June |
IHA Congress - Advancing sustainable hydropower |
Iguassu, Brazil |
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July |
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4-8 July |
Singapore Intl Water Week Sustainable water solutions for a changing urban environment |
Singapore |
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25-30 July |
GEF IWRM Steering Committee meeting |
Cook Islands |
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August |
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21-27 August |
World Water Week The theme is "Responding to Global Changes - Acting on the Urban Challenge" |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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September |
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World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) |
Worldwide |
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6 Sep 2011 |
World Engineering Convention |
Geneva |
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25 Sep 2011 |
World Rivers’ Day |
Worldwide |
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October |
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9-14 October |
WSSCC Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene |
Mumbai, India |
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12-13 October |
IWRM |
Dresden, Germany |
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24-26 October |
Global Forum on the Environment |
Paris |
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November |
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19 Nov 2011 |
World Toilet Day |
Worldwide |
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22-24 November |
IWA Development Congress & Exhibition |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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22-26 November |
Africa Water Week |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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December |
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3-7 December |
Bonn Conference on Water |
Germany |
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28 November - 9 December |
UNFCCC COP 17 |
Durban, South Africa |
