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My first time!
By Jérôme Koundouno, IUCN West and Central Africa Regional Office It’s my first time participating in a World Water Forum. And first time means discovering! This event in Marseille is a very good...
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No nature, no water!
By Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General I’m writing this from the train on my way home from Marseille where I accompanied IUCN’s global water team for the first two days of the 6th World Water...
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A nudge towards a healthier world
By Katharine Cross of IUCN’s Eastern and Southern Africa Office This is my second World Water Forum. In Istanbul, three years ago I was running around, organizing sessions, looking after speakers and...
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A pit stop on the road to sustainability!
By Rebecca Welling of IUCN’s Water Programme This was my first World Water Forum and it’s definitely been a learning experience! One main highlight has been to meet IUCN colleagues from the regions...
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Negotiating [clean] water in Rio
By Dr. Mark Smith, Director, IUCN Global Water Programme My first day in Rio was yesterday. I was off the plane at 6 am, to the hotel and then straight to Rio Centro for a lunchtime side event with the...
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Creative solutions for a sustainable world
By Jérôme Duberry, Global Communications, IUCN Although Rio+20 might not make history for its outcome, it will mark the first international environmental conference organized by the United Nations...
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A Vegetarian Breakfast in Rio
By François Rogers and Lorena Aguilar, IUCN Global Gender Office Leading up to the Rio+20, the UN Secretariat has been very big on getting participants to commit voluntarily to concrete action on...
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
By Amy Mehta, IUCN Programme Management Officer, Permanent Mission to the UN The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20) was the first conference of this...
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A rich history to inspire World Heritage discussions
By Christelle Perruchoud, Programme Assistant, IUCN World Heritage Programme. This is my third Committee Session, and it is definitely the nicest venue. This session is held in the Tavrichesky Palace,...
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