Links

Links for news and technical resources

The United Nations provides a wide range of reports and books
http://www.un.org/Pubs/index.html

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides a wide range of reports and books related to the environment. http://www.unep.org/

The Global Resource Information Database (GRID) provides environmental information, communications, and capacity building services for information management and assessment. They are affiliated with UNEP. http://www.grida.no/

UNICEF offers a variety of publications for downloading on issues related to water and sanitation.
http://www.unicef.org/programme/wes/weshm.htm

The European Union’s web site can be accessed at:
http://europa.eu.int/

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States.
http://www.usaid.gov/

The Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has the goal to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the South. They have a recent report on http://www.twas.org

The World Bank sells publications at: http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/
Their Water and Sanitation Program http://www.wsp.org/

Learn about another side of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at:
/http://www.globalexchange.org/

One World.Net provides information on world issues.
http://www.oneworld.net/

EarthScan publishes books on the environment and sustainable development. They copublish books numerous national and international institutions, and have produced books in association with a wide range of governmental and non-governmental organizations such as UNEP, UNICEF, and the World Commission on Dams. You can access their catalog at http://shop.earthscan.co.uk/?bv=2

Intermediate Technology Publications is a publisher interested in using technology to solve poverty. They publish materials in areas that include: water and sanitation, transportation, energy, manufacturing, and shelter.
http://www.itdg.org/

The Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University in the UK sells many publications related to planning, provision and management of physical infrastructure for development in low- and middle-income countries. Topics include water and sanitation, transportation, and solid waste management.
http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk

The International Water and Sanitation Centre provides technical support related to projects in the developing world. They will also provide free copies of their publications to representatives of a developing country government or members of NGOs
http://www.irc.nl/index.php

Learn about international water law and policy at: http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/

WATERfront is a newsletter for information exchange on water, environment, sanitation, and hygiene education. It is published by the UNICEF Water, Environment and Sanitation Section.
http://www.unicef.org/programme/wes/pubs/watfrnt/watfrnt.htm

Water Policy is a journal published by The World Water Council and Elsevier
Sciences. Review past issue table of contents of the journal Water Policy at:
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=31

The International Development Network has several publications available at: http://idn.rtpi.org.uk/

Read the newsletter of the Water for Survival, http://www.lawas.co.nz/watersurv/

The World's Water website provides water information, data, and web connections to organizations, institutions, and individuals working on a wide range of global
freshwater problems and solutions.
http://www.worldwater.org/

IWA Foundation was set up by IWA members to work with water professionals in lower income countries in their efforts to improve sanitation and water services and to meet the international development targets. It supports a program of workshops, projects and collaboration with international partners. It also operates a technical information service, called Water KnowHow
http://www.iwafoundation.org

United Nations Environment Programme’s GEMS/WATER Program is operated by the UNEP/GEMS Collaborating Centre for Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment at the National Water Research Institute of Environment Canada. The GEMS/Water program is a multi-faceted water science program oriented towards understanding freshwater quality issues throughout the world. Major activities include monitoring, assessment, and capacity building.
http://www.nwri.ca/gems-e.html

UN Environmental Program: International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) goal is to strengthen UNEP's role in sustainable urban and freshwater basin management. http://www.unep.or.jp/

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is an umbrella organization for global water-related scientific activities initiated in Stockholm.”
http://www.siwi.org/menu/menu.html

The Foundation for Water Research is an independent, not for profit organization that shares and disseminates knowledge about water, wastewater and related environmental issues.
http://www.fwr.org/

The Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council InterWATER offers information about more than 600 organisations and networks in the water supply and sanitation sector, related to developing countries
http://www.wash-cc.org/

Lifewater provides water resource development information, training, equipment, and technical support to the rural poor.
http://www.lifewater.org

The Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC) has activities that center on problems of sustainable development in economically less developed countries.
http://www.sandec.ch/

Water For People
http://www.waterforpeople.org/

Water Research Commission
http://www.wrc.org.za/

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): Sustainable Development Department (SDD) promotes special events such as seminars, workshops, conferences and training events, and publishes technical papers, best practices reports, and strategy and policy papers as well as books and other special reports.
http://www.iadb.org/sds/index.htm

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has some books and bulletins in http://www.paho.org/

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has many resources available for the public and technical professions.
http://www.epa.gov

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has many resources available related to water supply and treatment.
http://www.awwa.org

Search the American Society of Civil Engineers web site for articles
related to engineering in the developing world.
http://www.asce.org/research/