UNESCO
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| Name | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
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| Geographic Scope | 191 Member States and six Associate Members |
| Subject Focus Expertise | "To build peace in the minds of men" |
| Contact | E-mail: bpi@unesco.org |
| URL | http://www.unesco.org/ |
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| Chair | WWAP | UNW-DPC | UNW-DPAC | ||
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| UN-Water Task Forces on WaterWiki: UN-Water Country-level Coordination TF | ||
| Key UN-Water Reports: Water Monitoring (Monitoring Task Force report - Aug 08) | UN-Water/reports | ||
| Related WaterWiki-resources: UN World Water Development Report | Water Monitoring | ||
| Key External Links: About UN-Water | About WWAP | World Water Development Report (WWDR) |
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Mission/Mandate
UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.
Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse – for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge – while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 191 Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.
UNESCO is working to create the conditions for genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture.
This role is critical, particularly in the face of terrorism, which constitutes an attack against humanity. The world urgently requires global visions of sustainable development based upon observance of human rights, mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which lie at the heart of UNESCO’s mission and activities.
UNESCO's WATER PORTAL
The UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web.
The site provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources.
Surfers can also add or modify links to help maintain an accurate online resource. All water managers are invited to participate by providing information on activities, useful links, news and content which they wish to share with others and generally make more widely available.
‘From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential’ (PCCP)
UNESCO is working to create the conditions for genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture. This role is critical, particularly in the face of terrorism, which constitutes an attack against humanity. The world urgently requires global visions of sustainable development based upon observance of human rights, mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which lie at the heart of UNESCO’s mission and activities.
- Water-specific
UNESCO-IHP is UNESCO's international scientific cooperative programme in water research, water resources management, education and capacity-building, and the only broadly-based science programme of the UN system in this area.
Key Resources
- UNESCO Water Portal is an exceptionally useful and comprehensive tool.
- Water Links is a section of the UNESCO Water Portal providing a single interactive access point to all water-related websites worldwide. One can browse by theme, geographical location or by organisation. Results offer very comprehensive lists.
- UNESCO's International Glossary of Hydrology offers explanations for 300+ water-related terms.
- Hydrologic Data and Information System (HyDIS) - This system also provides access to precipitation products from the Precipitation Estimation from Remote Sensing Observation using Artifical Nueral Networks (PERSIANN) system. This allows users to remotely access data on precipitation at the global scale.
Publications
See UNESCO IHP Recent Publications Click here for the water-related documents and publications in UNESCO's searchable database
- An Educational Tool to Examine the Development Constraints in the Limpopo River Basin
- Outcome of International Expert's Meeting on the Right to Water
- Water security and peace - A synthesis of studies prepared under the PCCP-Water for Peace process
- Water Resource Scarcity and Conflict: Review of Applicable Indicators and Systems of Reference
- State-of-the-Art Report on Systems Analysis Methods for Resolution of Conflicts in Water Resources Management
- Groundwater in international law Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
- Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of International Freshwater Resources: A Global Review
- Climate Changes, Water Security and Possible Remedies for the Middle East
- The Case of the Trifinio Plan in the Upper Lempa: Opportunities and Challenges for the Shared Management of Central American Transnational Basins
- Sharing the Incomati Waters: Cooperation and Competition in the Balance
- Lessons on Cooperation Building to Manage Water Conflicts in the Aral Sea Basin
- Updating the International Water Events Database
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Jordan River Basin Part I
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Aral Sea Basin
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Mekong River Basin
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Lake Titicaca Basin
- Jordan Case Study
- Mekong Case Study
- Co-operation on the Lake Titicaca
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Incomati River Basin
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Columbia River System
- International Managment in the Columbia River System
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Lempa River Basin
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Rhine River Basin
- Rhine Case Study
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Nile River Basin
- The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation
- International Waters: Indicators for Identifying Basins at Risk
- Negotiation in the Context of International Water-Related Agreements
- Société Civile et Résolution des Conflits Hydriques
- Water Conflict and Cooperation/Publications
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Approaches and their Application
- The Protection of Water Facilities under International Law
- Institutions for International Freshwater Management
- History and Future of Shared Water Resources
- From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential
Work on the Ground
- Democratic Economic Governance in the Water and Sanitation sector in Raas and Raan
- Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System
