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Lead Agencies for the

International Year of Freshwater

United Nations Department of Economic and Social

Affairs (UN/DESA)Through its Water Management Branch, DESA provides projectexecution and policy advisory services at national and regional levelsin integrated water resource management. While providing policyadvice to Member States, DESA stresses the importance of wateras a key resource to achieve the goals of sustainable development.

UN/DESA: serves as secretariat for the UN Commission on SustainableDevelopment, where freshwater issues are sometimes dealt with inconjunction with other issues, such as international conflicts oreconomic deliberations; serves as secretariat for the System-wideSubcommittee on Water Resources; houses the UN Secretariats main

freshwater expertise; manages a large programme of technical cooper-ation in integrated water resources management and ground-waterdevelopment, including management of international waters; helpsgovernments and local entities design development strategies andbuild national capacities in freshwater resources planning andmanagement; conducts needs assessments and develops waterresources management programmes; plays a key role in promotinginter-agency cooperation around water issues; and launches advocacycampaigns for partnership-building.

Areas of expertise: Sustainable development, economic and socialdevelopmentKey publications and resources: Agenda 21 (Ch. 18), Report of the

Expert Group Meeting on Strategic Approaches to FreshwaterManagementWebsite: www.un.org/esa/sustdev/water.htmMedia contacts:

Rolando GomezTel: +1-212-963-2744Pragati PascaleTel: +1-212-963-6870UN Department of Public InformationRoom S-1040, United NationsNew York, NY 10017Fax: +1-212-963-1186E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO)Water is a major priority for UNESCO, which has taken a multidiscipli-nary approach to help provide the scientific knowledge, technologicaltraining, sociological studies, policy advice and ethical guidelinesrequired to manage the resource efficiently, fairly and environmentally.

Key water programmes include: The International Hydrological Programme (IHP)(http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp.html), which has diverse projectsconcerning the hydrological sciences and water management, includ-ing: transboundary aquifers, international river basin monitoring andmanagement, groundwater studies particularly in arid zones, urbanwater management, water governance especially concerning the role ofwomen, studies concerning water history and civilization, the ethics ofnonrenewable water mining, in addition to the prevention and resolutionof water conflicts between and within countries. IHP has also devel-

oped training and research institutes around the world, including theUNESCO-IHP Institute for Water Education in Delft (The Netherlands),Centre for Water in the Humid Tropics of Latin America and theCaribbean (Panama), the Regional Centre for Urban WaterManagement, based in Tehran (Iran), and the International Researchand Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation in China;

The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre, whichoperates under the auspices of UNESCO jointly with WMO;

The World Water Assessment Programme (http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap), which brings together the work of 23 UNagencies to better assess the world's water resources. These findings

will be released periodically in the World Water Development Report,the first edition of which will be launched at the Third World WaterForum in Kyoto in March 2003.

Areas of expertise: UNESCO's activities in the natural sciences coverdiverse fields, such as oceanography, freshwater, environmental educa-tion, biodiversity, coastal zones and geology.Key publications and resources: World Water Development Report(to be released in March 2003), a series of technical reports on watermanagement, reports on the state of the world's freshwater resources,a major analytical report on the prevention and resolution of water con-flicts between and within states (to be released in March 2003).Website: www.unesco.org/water

Media Contacts

The UN System in Brief: Working for Freshwater

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Media contact:

Amy OtchetUNESCO Bureau of Public Information7, place de Fontenoy75352 Paris 07Tel: +33-1-45 68 17 04Fax: +33-1-45 68 56 52E-mail: [email protected]

Lead Agency for World Water Day 2003

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Freshwater is one of UNEPs priority areas of concern. Through its workon water policy and strategy, UNEP addresses the issues of inadequatequantity, declining quality and insufficient access, while also promotinga better understanding of the linkages between freshwater, coastalareas and the marine environment. Working with other UN partners,and through the newly established UNEP Collaborating Centre onWater for the Environment, UNEP assists countries to integrateenvironmental considerations into efforts to achieve the MillenniumDevelopment Goals and in attaining the environmentally related water

and sanitation targets agreed to at WSSD and other recent internationalforums.

Key water-related activities include: the Global International WatersAssessment; the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of theMarine Environment from Land-based Activities; the GlobalEnvironmental Monitoring Systems freshwater quality programme,GEMS/WATER; and the Dams and Development Project.

Areas of expertise: Environmental monitoring, assessment, early-warning systems, policy development, law, water, marine pollution,biodiversity, chemicals, hazardous waste, energy, atmosphere,economic instruments, trade, sustainable consumption, cleaner

production, urbanization.Key publications and resources: Global Environment Outlook,Regional Environment Outlooks, UNEPAnnual Reports, Our Planetmagazine, Earth Report (TV series on BBC), Vital Water Graphics (in2003), Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements (in 2003), GlobalGroundwater Assessment (in 2003), Children in the New Millennium:Environmental Impact on Health.Website: www.unep.orgMedia contacts:

Eric FaltDirector/SpokesmanUNEP Division of Communications and Public InformationUNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254-2-62-3292Fax: +254-2-62-3692/3927E-mail: [email protected]

Jim SniffenInformation Officer, UNEP New YorkTel: +1-212-963-8094Fax: +1-212-963-7341E-mail: [email protected]

Other UN System

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)FAO has been active in water development ever since its inception in1945. The three basic concerns shaping FAOs water programme are:to produce more food with less water; to protect water quality and theenvironment, including human health; and to close the food consump-tion and production gap, particularly in Africa. The Organization has afocus on "more crop for the drop" irrigation methods for higher water

productivity and related technology transfer.

FAOs specific water activities include: water resources inventories andevaluation; development of a global GIS-based water informationsystem; a programme for water policy formulation and river basinplanning; improved water use technologies and management tools; aprogramme on water development and irrigation expansion; and waterquality control, conservation and environmental effects projects.

Areas of expertise: Nutrition, agricultural productivity, water develop-ment, animal and plant production for agriculture, forestry, fisheries,nutrition, food standards and commodities, economic and social policy,

investment and tradeKey publications and resources: The State of Food and Agriculture,World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030 - Summary Report, Land-waterLinkages in Rural WatershedsWebsite: www.fao.orgMedia contact:

Christina EngfeldtDirector, Information Division, FAOVia delle Terme di Caracalla00100 Rome, ItalyTel: +39-06-5705 30 86Fax: +39-06-5705 61 67E-mail: [email protected]

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)IAEA is mandated to assist its Member States in using nuclear scienceand technology for various peaceful purposes, including food andagriculture, human health, marine and terrestrial environments, andwater resources. The water resource programme of IAEA(http://www.iaea.org/programmes/ripc/IH) aims to increase the globalhydrological knowledge base, including a better understanding of thewater cycle, and scientific capacity of developing countries to assesswater resources. A cooperative project with UNESCO and others hasbeen launched recently to prepare a global assessment of fossilgroundwater resources based upon isotope data on the origin and ageof groundwater.

IAEAhas invested about US$ 30 million in 150 projects in 60 countriesto improve water management using isotope hydrology. These projectshave helped provide hydrological information on surface and ground-water resources and strengthened human capacity as well as infra-structure for water quality and water resource assessment andmanagement.

Areas of expertise: Nuclear science and technology as it relates tofood and agriculture, human health, marine and terrestrial environ-ments, and water resourcesKey publications and resources: IAEABulletin, factsheets


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Website: www.iaea.orgMedia contacts:

Mark GwozdeckyPublic Information Director and SpokespersonP.O.Box 100

A-1400 Vienna, AustriaTel: +43 1 2600-21270Fax: +43 1 2600-29610E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)The overall objective of UNICEFs Water, Environment and Sanitation(WES) Programme is to contribute to child survival, protection anddevelopment by supporting efforts to achieve universal access to safewater supply and environmental sanitation services as a basic right andby promoting the behavioural changes essential to realizing the full ben-efits from such services in short, to improve the hygiene conditions inchildrens and families environments.

UNICEF presently supports WES projects in nearly 80 countries with200 professional staff, both international and national. UNICEFs supportfor water supply and sanitation started in the late 1960s as a responseto drought emergencies. Since then, UNICEF has supported govern-ment programmes for the provision of a minimum level of water supplyand sanitation for those most in need.

Areas of expertise: Childrens protection, water, environment and sani-tation, education, health, nutrition, humanitarian emergency responseKey publications and resources: State of the Worlds Children,UNICEF Annual Report, "We the Children": the Secretary-GeneralsreportWebsite: www.unicef.org/programme/wes/Media contacts:

Karuna Nundy Alfred Ironside

Communications Officer Chief, Media Relations3 UN Plaza Tel : +1-212-326-7261New York, NY 10017 Fax : +1-212-326-7055Tel: +1-212-245-2778 E-mail: [email protected]: +1-212-326-7055E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)UNIFEM promotes gender equality and womens social, economic andpolitical empowerment. It works to ensure the participation of women inall levels of development planning and practice and acts as a catalystwithin the UN system, supporting efforts that link the needs and con-

cerns of women to critical issues on the national, regional and globalagendas, such as water. UNIFEMs work focuses on strengtheningwomens economic capacity as entrepreneurs and producers, increasingwomens participation in the decision-making processes that shape theirlives and promoting womens human rights.

Areas of expertise: Financial and technical assistance, womenshuman rights, economic security, gender mainstreaming, womensempowermentKey publications and resources: Annual Report, Picturing a Life Freeof Violence, Progress of the Worlds WomenWebsite: www.unifem.org

Media contact:

Leigh PasqualUNIFEM Media Officer304 East 45th Street, 15th FloorNew York, NY 10017Tel: +1-212-906-5463Fax: +1-212-906-6705E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Water plays a pivotal role for sustainable development, including povertyreduction. UNDP focuses on supporting activities at the country levelthat aim to increase access to safe water and sanitation by 2015 and tohalt the unsustainable exploitation of water resources.

In the past decade, UNDP has maintained a marked presence in waterissues in 90 countries through its water programmes. As one of theGlobal Environment Facility (GEF) implementing agencies, it works tosustainably manage international water resources, including lakes andriver basins. UNDPs GEF-funded Small Grants Programme has alreadyprovided grants for over 3,900 community-level projects.

UNDP and partners have established the Water and SanitationProgramme (www.wsp.org); Water Supply and Sanitation CollaborativeCouncil (www.wsscc.org) and Global Water Partnership (www.gwpforum.org), as well as capacity building for integrated managementof water resources and service delivery (www.cap-net.org).

Areas of expertise: UNDP works in 166 countries, helping to find solu-tions to unsustainable water management practices including water sup-ply and sanitation.Key publications and resources: UNDP-GEF Biological DiversityProjects; Ecological Sanitation for Food Security; Water GovernanceStrategy; Water and Sustainable Development

Website: www.undp.org/water/index.htmMedia contact:Ana GerezTel: +1-212-906-6127E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Fund for International Partnerships

(UNFIP)UNFIP, which was established by the UN Secretary-General in March1998, serves as the operational arm of the Secretary-General in thepartnership between the UN system and the UN Foundation (UNF) thepublic charity responsible for administering Ted Turners $1 billion contri-bution in support of UN causes. The UNF/UNFIP partnership focuses on

four priority areas: women and population; childrens health; peace,security and human rights; and the environment.

UNFIP also promotes new UN partnerships and alliances with a varietyof sources, including companies and foundations, in furtherance of theMillennium Development Goals. This includes facilitating dialoguesbetween key civil society actors and the UN system with a view to developing innovative collaborations.

In the area of water, in June 2002, UNFIP facilitated a roundtable dis-cussion on partnerships for global water alliances conducted by UNDPand PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The aim of this meeting was to explore


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creative solutions to the global water crisis and the achievement of themillennium goals related to water and sanitation through partnershipsthat engage a broad range of participants, including the UN, other multi-lateral organizations, governments, the private sector, foundations,NGOs and water associations. This meeting was unique in that it wasthe first such discussion to bring interested stakeholders together toaddress water and sanitation challenges in the context of the millenniumgoals.

Areas of expertise: Partnerships between UN and civil society, includ-ing private sector and foundations.Key publications and resources: Final Report of Roundtable onPartnerships for Global Water Alliances; Towards Global Partnerships(General Assembly report A/56/323, Oct. 2001).Website: www.unfip.orgMedia contact:

Camilla SchippaOutreach OfficerOne UN Plaza, DC1-1332Tel: 212-963-3441Fax: 212-963-1486E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

(UN-HABITAT)A central focus of UN-HABITATs work is sanitation and access toadequate water, especially for suburban agriculture and for municipaldrinking water.

Among the organizations key water initiatives are the following: The Urban Management Programme, which is active in 120 cities in 57developing countries. This is a long-term technical cooperation pro-gramme to strengthen the contribution that cities and towns maketowards human development, including economic growth, social develop-

ment, reduction of poverty and improvement of environmental quality.Partners include the World Bank, UNDP and others; Managing Water for Africa, which addresses different aspects of waterfor Africas largest cities in collaboration with UNEP. It is directed towardspromoting a demand-side perspective of water management and waterpollution control methods, gender mainstreaming, and improvement ofwater access for urban poor and peri-urban areas;A new regional programme, Water for Asian Cities, will promotepro-poor investments in water and sanitation to support theMillennium Development Goals. It was launched in May 2002(www.un-urbanwater.net).

Areas of expertise: Human settlements, urbanization, social services,

urban poverty management, environment, infrastructureKey publications and resources: The State of the Worlds Cities,Global Report on Human Settlements, UN HABITAT in Action, HABITATDebate newsletterWebsite: www.unhabitat.orgMedia contact:

Sharad ShankardassSpokesperson, Press & Media RelationsOffice of the Executive Director,UN-HABITATP. O. Box 30030, Nairobi, KenyaTel: 254-2-623153

Mobile : 254 (0) 733 760332Fax: 254-2-624060E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

(UNIDO)UNIDO helps developing countries and economies in transition in theirfight against marginalization in todays globalized world. It mobilizesknowledge, skills, information and technology to promote productive

employment, a competitive economy and a sound environment.

UNIDOs water strategy focuses on promoting sound management ofwater resources and environmental conservation, maintaining environ-mental quality and preserving the productivity of river basins, coastalareas and large marine ecosystems, as well as the health and well-beingof those populations dependent on and living in them.

UNIDO water-related projects currently include a cleaner production pro-gramme for the fishing industry in Chile, the transfer of environmentallysound technology in the Danube River Basin involving five Central andEastern European countries and a mercury pollution reduction pro-gramme in Tanzania.

Areas of expertise: Industrial water pollution control, integrated coastalzone planning and management; control of water pollution by toxic accu-mulative metals (e.g mercury, arsenic), cleaner production technologiesand biodiversity conservationKey publications: Industrial Development Report 2002/2003; The Gulfof Guinea Large Marine Ecosystems Environmental Forcing andSustainable Development of Marine Resources; World WaterDevelopment Report Chapters on Water and Industry, Water andEnergy (due in March 2003)Website: www.unido.orgMedia contact:

Agustin StellatelliSpecial Advisor to the Director Generalon Public InformationTel: +43-1-26026-3477Fax: +43-1-26026-6881E-mail: [email protected]

United Nations University (UNU)UNUs International Network on Water, Environment and Health(INWEH) is a research and capacity-development centre contributing tothe resolution of global water problems, particularly in the developingworld. INWEH was established in late 1996, with financial support fromthe Government of Canada, and is headquartered at McMaster

University, in Hamilton, Canada. INWEH advocates the need for inte-grated capacity development as an essential prerequisite for integratedwater resource management. It establishes training centres and under-takes collaborative, demand-driven projects on river basins, urban watersystems and marine coastal waters in support of initiatives in Africa, theMiddle East and Latin America.

Projects to date have included the development of a Lake Malawi water-shed decision-support model; establishment of a water quality monitoringprogramme for Lake Victoria; groundwater pollution assessments inJordan and the Gaza Strip; a nitrate pollution (blue-baby syndrome)study in Syria; design and implementation of a sustainable wastewater


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biosolids programme in northern Mexico; and development of a globalcurriculum for the UN Water Virtual Learning Centre.

Areas of expertise: Water management capacityKey publications and resources: Capacity Building at UNU/INWEH:The Four Pillars Approach, Metadata ReportWebsite: www.inweh.unu.edu/unuinweh/default.htmMedia contacts:

Max Bond

External Affairs Officer53-70, Jingumae, 5-chomeShibuya-kuTokyo 150-8925, JapanTel: +81-3-3499-2811Fax: +81-3-3499-2828E-mail: [email protected]

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

(WSSCC)The WSSCC was set up in 1990 by virtue of a United Nations GeneralAssembly resolution to maintain the momentum of the InternationalDecade for Water Supply and Sanitation in the 1980s and to enhance

collaboration among developing and developed countries. In 2001, theWSSCC launched the WASH campaign (Water, Sanitation andHygiene) a global advocacy effort involving all partners and supportersof the Council.

Areas of expertise: Water supply, sanitation, hygiene awareness,poverty alleviation, gender issuesKey publications and resources: WASH: Water, Sanitation andHygiene for All, Global Water and Sanitation Assessment Report (withWHO/UNICEF), Vision 21 Water for PeopleWebsite: www.wsscc.orgMedia contacts:

Eirah Gorre-DaleCommunications and External Relations Manager, WSSCC2 UN Plaza, Rm. DC2-2018New York, NY 10017Tel: +1-917-367-2420Fax: +1-917-367-3391E-mail: [email protected]

World BankThe World Bank water programmes and its water unit reflect the Bankslong-term water resources management policy, focusing on freshwater,coastal and marine resource management, integrating an ecologicaldimension into water resources management from the upper watershed

to the coastal zone. Water resources management projects includeinvestments for: urban, rural, industrial and agricultural water supplies;sewerage treatment; flood control; irrigation and drainage; hydropower;and navigation projects. Activities in catchment areas can includeforestry, mining and construction, and industrial discharge and agricul-tural runoff.

The projects fall into 10 main areas: coastal and marine management;dams and reservoirs; groundwater; irrigation and drainage; river basinmanagement; transboundary water management; water and environ-ment; water economics and institutions; water supply and sanitation;and watershed management.

Areas of expertise: Development assistance, economic growth, povertyeradicationKey publications and resources: World Development Report, WorldDevelopment Indicators, Global Development Finance, Global EconomicProspectsWebsite: www.worldbank.orgMedia contacts:

Caroline Anstey Sergio JellinekWorld Bank Spokesperson External Affairs Manager,

1818 H Street, NW Sustainable DevelopmentWashington, DC 20433 Tel: +1-202-458-2841Tel: +1-202-473-1800 Fax: +1-202-522-7122Fax: +1-202-522-2633 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

Kristyn EbroAndrew Kircher External Affairs Officer,News Bureau Chief Sustainable DevelopmentTel: +1-202-473-6313 Tel: +1-202-458-2736Fax: +1-202-522-2632 Fax: +1-202-522-7122E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO is mandated to maintain health as a central focus of water andsanitation development, which is reflected in its water programme(http://www.who.int/peh). In water, WHOs objectives include to empha-size the provision of health-related guidance in support of sustainabledevelopment in Member States and to target its water and sanitationactivities on specific health goals.

WHO collaborates with other UN organizations such as UNDP, UNICEF,the World Bank and UNEP, as well as with the Water Supply andSanitation Collaborative Council (http://www.wsscc.org). The Joint WaterSupply and Sanitation Monitoring Programme a WHO/UNICEFprogramme supports individual countries in strengthening their watersupply and sanitation monitoring capability.

Areas of expertise: Developing health systems, health care manage-ment, mortality, morbidity, disability, poverty eradication, disease control,risk educationKey publications and resources: World Health Risk Report 2002 Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life, Water Resource ManagementSeries, Environmental Effects of ChemicalsWebsite: www.who.orgMedia contacts:

Matilda KentridgeCommunications Officer, WHO1211 Geneva 27

SwitzerlandTel: +41-22-791-2765Fax: +41-22-791-4881E-mail: [email protected]

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)WMOs Hydrology and Water Resources Programme concentrates onpromoting worldwide cooperation in the assessment of water resourcesand the development of hydrological networks and services, includingdata collection and processing, hydrological forecasting and warnings,and the supply of meteorological and hydrological data for designpurposes.


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WMOs education and training programmes as well as its technicalcooperation activities include hydrological components which aimo bridge the gap between the national services of developing and

developed countries.

WMO supports capacity building at the regional level through activitiesuch as the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS)

a system for acquiring hydrological and related data on a regional basisand making them available to decision-makers, engineers and resource

managers.

Areas of expertise:Atmosphere, weather, climate, assessment of waterresources, operational hydrology, early warning against natural disas-ters, and related geophysical sciencesKey publications and resources: WMO Bulletin, Annual Statement onthe Status of the Global Climate, World Climate NewsWebsite: www.wmo.ch/index-en.htmlMedia contact:

Carine Richard-Van MaeleChief, Information and Public Affairs, WMO

bis avenue de la Paix, CH - 1211 Geneva 2, SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 730 83 14/15

Fax: +41 22 730 80 27E-mail: [email protected]

Regional Economic CommissionsThe Regional Commissions support a wide range of water activities:technical cooperation, policy advice, research, analysis, data/statistics,exchange of best practices, meetings, regional integration and coordina-tion, publications, networking and training. See links below for specificareas of involvement.

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)reas of expertise: Fostering sustainable development

Key publications and resources: Economic Report on Africa;Transboundary River/Lake Basin Water Development in Africa:Prospects, Problems and Achievements; Population, Agriculture andEnvironment in Africa, Some Key Indicators; Harnessing Technologiesor Sustainable Development

ebsite: www.uneca.org/programmes_home.htmMedia contact:

Peter K.A. Da CostaSenior Communications Adviser, UN Information Service, ECAP.O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaTel: +251-1-51-58-26Fax: +251-1-51-03-65E-mail: [email protected]

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)Areas of expertise: Environment, human settlements, transport,environment and healthKey publications and resources: Convention on the Protection andUse of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes; TheProtocol on Water and Health: What It Is, Why It Matters; Protection ofTransboundary Waters: Guidance for Policy- and Decision-making;Protection and Sustainable Use of Waters

ebsite: www.unece.org/env/welcome.html or www.ece.org/poja/

Media contact:

Marie HeuzDirector, UN Information Service, UN Office at GenevaPalais des Nations. 1211 Geneva 10, SwitzerlandTel: +41-22-917-2300Fax: +41-22-917-0030E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Economic Commission for Latin America and the

Caribbean (ECLAC)Areas of expertise: Environment, human settlements and naturalresourcesKey publications and resources: Globalization and Development;CEPALReview; Economic Survey of Latin America and the CaribbeanWebsite: www.eclac.org/dmaah or www.eclac.org/drniMedia contact:

Laura LpezChief, UN Information Service, ECLAC

Avda Dag Hammarskjold s/n, VitacuraCasilla 179-D, Santiago, ChileTel: +56-2-210-2000Fax: +56-2-208-0252E-mail: [email protected]

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the

Pacific (ESCAP)Areas of expertise: Environment, natural resources, population, ruraland urban developmentKey publications and resources: Guidebook to Water Resources Useand Management in Asia and the Pacific; Integrated Water ResourceManagement in Asia and the Pacific; Guidelines in Water andSustainable Development, Principles and Policy Options; ESCAP NewsBulletins, UN Focus Newsletter, UN Asia-Pacific NewsWebsite: www.escap.org/enrd or www.escap.org/pop/division.htm

Media contact:David LazarusChief, UN Information Service, ESCAPUN Building, Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200, ThailandTel: +66-2-288-1866, Fax: +66-2-288-1052E-mail: [email protected]

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

(ESCWA)Areas of expertise:Agriculture, environment coordination and naturalresourcesKey publications and resources: Water Management: From Conflict to

Cooperation; ESCWA Update (newsletter)Website: www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/sectoral/agriculture.htm,www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/environment/ecu.html orwww.escwa.org.lb/divisions/environment/nrs.htmlMedia contact:

Nejib FrijiChief, UN Information Centre, ESCWAUN House, P.O. Box 11-8575-4656Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut, LebanonTel: +961-1-981-301, Fax: +961-1-981-516E-mail: [email protected]

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