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			<td><a href="documents/meetings/fol148169/athens08">The
			5th Conference of the Water Directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and
			Southeastern European Countries, Athens (Greece), 2008-07-21/22</a></td>
			<td><font><a href="thematicdirs/eflash/flash62/"><font color="#0000ff">EMWIS Flash N&deg;62 September 2008</font></a></font></td>
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			<td><a href="http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/">The 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul   (Turkey), 2009-03-15/22</a>.
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			<td><a href="topics/reg-coop/Rapport_final_EN.pdf">Assessment and prospects for cooperation in the Mediterranean water sector&quot;, 2008-07-21</a></td>
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			<td><a href="medwip"><span>Mediterranean Water Information   Mechanism</span></a></td>
			<td><a href="http://water.europa.eu/">Water Information System for Europe</a></td>
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<strong><a href="documents/meetings/fol725266/nfpco2008">EMWIS NFP coordination seminar, Madrid 25-27 June 2008<br />
</a></strong><strong><a href="documents/meetings/SC/SC12">12th EMWIS Steering Committee meeting, 21st July 2008 in Athens (Greece)<br />
</a></strong><a href="documents/meetings/SC/SC12"></a><font><a href="thematicdirs/newsletter/SEMIDE-FR_light.pdf"><font color="#0000ff">EMWIS Newsletter N&deg;4, 2007</font></a></font><br />
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			<td><a href="documents/meetings/fol148169/athens08">The
			5th Conference of the Water Directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and
			Southeastern European Countries, Athens (Greece), 2008-07-21/22</a></td>
			<td><font><a href="thematicdirs/eflash/flash62/"><font color="#0000ff">EMWIS Flash N&deg;62 September 2008</font></a></font></td>
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			<td><a href="http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/">The 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul   (Turkey), 2009-03-15/22</a>.
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			<td><a href="topics/reg-coop/Rapport_final_EN.pdf">Assessment and prospects for cooperation in the Mediterranean water sector&quot;, 2008-07-21</a></td>
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			<td><a href="medwip"><span>Mediterranean Water Information   Mechanism</span></a></td>
			<td><a href="http://water.europa.eu/">Water Information System for Europe</a></td>
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<strong><a href="documents/meetings/fol725266/nfpco2008">EMWIS NFP coordination seminar, Madrid 25-27 June 2008<br />
</a></strong><strong><a href="documents/meetings/SC/SC12">12th EMWIS Steering Committee meeting, 21st July 2008 in Athens (Greece)<br />
</a></strong><a href="documents/meetings/SC/SC12"></a><font><a href="thematicdirs/newsletter/SEMIDE-FR_light.pdf"><font color="#0000ff">EMWIS Newsletter N&deg;4, 2007</font></a></font><br />
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reports by member States to the Commission on Sustainable Development. Also
included are 2002 Country Profiles and 2002 National Assessment Reports
prepared for the Johannesburg World Summit, as well as 1997 Country Profiles
prepared for the Five-Year Review of the Earth Summit.<br />
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These reports may all be found, as available, on the country pages.&nbsp;
Some countries have provided specific freshwater profiles to CSD-14 inn
2004. <br />
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Includes also:<br />
- details on sustainable development indicators<br />
- UN CSD National Focal Points<br />]]></description><dc:title>National information from UN division for Sustainable Development</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url721165</dc:identifier><dc:date>2006-08-29T00:00:00Z</dc:date><dc:description><![CDATA[National information includes information submitted biennially in national
reports by member States to the Commission on Sustainable Development. Also
included are 2002 Country Profiles and 2002 National Assessment Reports
prepared for the Johannesburg World Summit, as well as 1997 Country Profiles
prepared for the Five-Year Review of the Earth Summit.<br />
<br />
These reports may all be found, as available, on the country pages.&nbsp;
Some countries have provided specific freshwater profiles to CSD-14 inn
2004. <br />
<br />
Includes also:<br />
- details on sustainable development indicators<br />
- UN CSD National Focal Points<br />]]></dc:description><dc:contributor>admin</dc:contributor><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:coverage></dc:coverage><dc:subject></dc:subject><dc:rights></dc:rights><dc:publisher>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:publisher><dc:creator></dc:creator><dc:type>Text</dc:type><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:source>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:source></item><item rdf:about="http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url960995"><link>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url960995</link><title>Water, Sanitation and Health</title><description><![CDATA[From the UN World Health Orgnisation (WHO), leading organisation with UNICEF
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on the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)<br />]]></dc:description><dc:contributor>eric</dc:contributor><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:coverage></dc:coverage><dc:subject></dc:subject><dc:rights></dc:rights><dc:publisher>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:publisher><dc:creator></dc:creator><dc:type>Text</dc:type><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:source>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:source></item><item rdf:about="http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url950211"><link>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url950211</link><title>Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for water supply and sanitation</title><description><![CDATA[UN programme implemented by the WHO and UNICEF to monitor the achievements
of Millenium Development Goals related to Water &amp; Sanitation<br />]]></description><dc:title>Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for water supply and sanitation</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url950211</dc:identifier><dc:date>2006-10-02T00:00:00Z</dc:date><dc:description><![CDATA[UN programme implemented by the WHO and UNICEF to monitor the achievements
of Millenium Development Goals related to Water &amp; Sanitation<br />]]></dc:description><dc:contributor>eric</dc:contributor><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:coverage></dc:coverage><dc:subject></dc:subject><dc:rights></dc:rights><dc:publisher>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:publisher><dc:creator></dc:creator><dc:type>Text</dc:type><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:source>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:source></item><item rdf:about="http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/20061020_Conclusions_Recommendations_Uganda.doc"><link>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/20061020_Conclusions_Recommendations_Uganda.doc</link><title>Conclusions and Recommendations of the Conference of African River and Lake Basin Organisations, 19-20 October 2006, Kampala-Uganda</title><description><![CDATA[Conclusions and Recommendations of the Conference of African River and Lake Basin Organisations, 19-20 October 2006, Kampala-Uganda organised in the framework of AMCOW stressed the need for <STRONG>harmonised water information systems</STRONG> at regional, national and river basins levels.]]></description><dc:title>Conclusions and Recommendations of the Conference of African River and Lake Basin Organisations, 19-20 October 2006, Kampala-Uganda</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/20061020_Conclusions_Recommendations_Uganda.doc</dc:identifier><dc:date>2006-10-25T00:00:00Z</dc:date><dc:description><![CDATA[Conclusions and Recommendations of the Conference of African River and Lake Basin Organisations, 19-20 October 2006, Kampala-Uganda organised in the framework of AMCOW stressed the need for <STRONG>harmonised water information systems</STRONG> at regional, national and river basins levels.]]></dc:description><dc:contributor>jauad</dc:contributor><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:coverage>Uganda</dc:coverage><dc:subject>harmonised water information systems</dc:subject><dc:subject>river basins</dc:subject><dc:rights></dc:rights><dc:type>Text</dc:type><dc:format>application</dc:format><dc:source>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:source><dc:creator></dc:creator><dc:publisher>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:publisher></item><item rdf:about="http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url340729"><link>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url340729</link><title>Global Water Watch </title><description><![CDATA[Global Water Watch (GWW) is a voluntary network of community based water monitoring (CBWM) groups. The overall goal of GWW is to foster the development of citizen volunteers to monitor surface waters for the improvement of both water quality and public health. GWW helps communities establish teams of citizens who measure physical, chemical and biological indicators of watershed fitness. Monitors use their data to restore streams and lakes, improve drinking water quality and public health, and implement environmental education programs for the public.]]></description><dc:title>Global Water Watch </dc:title><dc:identifier>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/ObsRef/url340729</dc:identifier><dc:date>2007-01-05T00:00:00Z</dc:date><dc:description><![CDATA[Global Water Watch (GWW) is a voluntary network of community based water monitoring (CBWM) groups. The overall goal of GWW is to foster the development of citizen volunteers to monitor surface waters for the improvement of both water quality and public health. GWW helps communities establish teams of citizens who measure physical, chemical and biological indicators of watershed fitness. Monitors use their data to restore streams and lakes, improve drinking water quality and public health, and implement environmental education programs for the public.]]></dc:description><dc:contributor>jauad</dc:contributor><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:coverage>United States</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Brazil</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Ecuador</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Philippines</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Mexico</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Thailand</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>China</dc:coverage><dc:subject>monitor surface waters</dc:subject><dc:subject>water quality</dc:subject><dc:subject>public health</dc:subject><dc:subject>biological indicators</dc:subject><dc:subject>chemical indicators</dc:subject><dc:subject>physical indicators</dc:subject><dc:subject>watershed fitness</dc:subject><dc:subject>drinking water quality</dc:subject><dc:subject>environmental education</dc:subject><dc:subject>GWW</dc:subject><dc:rights></dc:rights><dc:publisher>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:publisher><dc:creator></dc:creator><dc:type>Text</dc:type><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:source>EMWIS Technical Unit</dc:source></item></rdf:RDF>