Showing papers by "Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace published in 2008"
01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: This document would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of participants at an international workshop on water and health held with the support of McMaster University, Canada, and UNU-INWEH staff.
Abstract: Acknowledgements This document would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of participants at an international workshop on water and health held with the support of McMaster University, Canada, and UNU-INWEH staff. A number of individuals played a key role in ensuring the success of the workshop. The session chairs were instrumental in leading and synthesizing discussion: Dr. and other INWEH staff worked tirelessly to make sure that the workshop ran smoothly. 1. Flooded street caused by failures in the water and sanitation systems, Iraq ©UNICEF/HQ03-0210/P. Andrade 2. Collecting river water to drink, Bangladesh ©UNICEF/HQ07-1894/S. Noorani 3. Private tankers fill up with raw river water for sale, Angola ©Jaspreet Kindra/IRIN 4. Drainage canal contaminated with raw sewage, Jamaica ©UNICEF/HQ08-0268/S. Markisz 5. Washing dishes beside a hanging latrine, Bangladesh ©UNICEF/HQ06-2701/S. Noorani 6. Children playing in flood water, Somalia ©Manoocher Deghati/IRIN DISCLAIMER The designations employed and presentations of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations University (UNU) concerning legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNU. Mention of the names of firms or commercial products does not imply endorsement by UNU.
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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: The GWAHS-CS is the first practical activity under the Quo Vadis Aquifers? umbrella programme and is a collaboration between, among others, UNESCO-IHP, UNU-EHS and UNUINWEH.
Abstract: The new working paper by Fabrice Renaud, Jose Luis Martin-Bodes and Brigitte Schuster contains the results from the Kick-Off Workshop in January 2008 in Bonn. GWAHS-CS is the first practical activity under the “Quo Vadis Aquifers?” umbrella programme and is a collaboration between, among others, UNESCO-IHP, UNU-EHS and UNU-INWEH. Working Paper No. 4 includes the results of three brainstorming sessions which took place after the presentation of four case studies.The working paper deals with four case studies: Vietnam (2), Egypt and Iran.
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