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Events Related to the 2006 Report

Institut du Nouveau Monde’s 2007- Summer School in Montreal
Montreal, Canada
22 August to 25 August 2007
L’École d’été de l’Institut du Nouveau Monde rassemble plus de cent personnalités publiques, décideurs, intellectuels et citoyens actifs. Ce sont autant de conférenciers inspirants qui sauront vous faire rêver de l’avenir.

2007 World Water Week: "Progress and Prospects on Water: Striving for Sustainability in a Changing World"
Stockholm, Sweden
17 August 2007
The 2007 World Water Week in Stockholm will be held in the Stockholm City Conference Centre, Barnhusgatan 12–14, located downtown, August 12–18, 2007.

The Blue Salon: A Two-Day Symposium Devoted to the World’s Waters
Washington D.C., United States
16 and 17 June 2007
The Blue Salon will bring together some of the world's leading water researchers and technology innovators.Clean and healthy global water systems are as cricital to our survival as is clean air.

Symposium "Water for a Changing World: Enhancing Local Knowledge and Capacity"
Delft, The Netherlands
15 June 2007
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education organised a three-day symposium entitled: ‘Water for a Changing World: Enhancing Local Knowledge and Capacity’.

European Policy Summit "Water Security: Does Europe Have a strategy?"
Brussels, Belgium
7 June 2007
For the second time, some 200 EU and national policymakers, business leaders, NGO representatives, academia and members of the international press will be gathering together for Brussels' foremost water policy event.

International Expert Seminar on human rights obligations related to water and sanitation
Berlin, Germany
5-6 June 2007
This seminar aimed to assist the OHCHR in fulfilling the mandate given by the Human rights Council through receiving expert advice on the shape, contour and practical implications on international human rights obligations related to safe drinking water and sanitation.

Segundo Foro Agua Para El Desarrollo
Madrid, Spain
5 June 2007
Madrid, 5 de junio de 2007.- La financiación del abastecimiento y el saneamiento del agua en el contexto internacional y español fue analizada en el Segundo Foro de Agua para el Desarrollo por representantes del PNUD, el Consejo Mundial del Agua, el Ministerio del Medio ambiente, El Canal de Isabel II, Agbar, la Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo y la Coordinadora de ONGD de España.

8th Meeting of the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation
Shanghai, China
30 May to 1 June 2007
His Royal Highness, Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Chair of United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) opened the Asian Dialogue on Water and Sanitation at the Taihu Basin Authority at 9:00 am today. His co-hosts included H.E. Mr. Chen Lei, Minister or Water Resources, the P.R.C and Ms. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
Washington D.C., United States
16 May 2007
"Briefing: Africa's Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report"

Briefing on Africa’s Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report
Washington D.C., United States
16 May 2007
Briefing with Ms. Cecilia Ugaz, Deputy Director, Human Development Report Office, on Africa’s Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report