Members of the Expert & Thematic Platform
One of the main drivers were the close interaction with stakeholders in the different case study basins and further experts and organisations outside of NeWater.
Information on the stakeholders involved in the basins can be found on the case study folders.
The table below gives an overview of international organisations which supported or were actively involved in NeWater platforms.
We would like to thank both our stakeholders and all the contact partners for their support and the good cooperation.
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Organisation / Expert group |
Relation to NeWater Project |
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Global Water Partnership (GWP |
Overall IWRM thematic network; Dissemination through website and regional basin networks: Inclusion of NeWater case experiences in the GWP Toolbox; Creation of a NeWater partner section in the GWP Toolbox to disseminate main project results |
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World Water Council (WWC) |
Cross-sectoral and governance issues in water, participated during WWF4 in Mexico and WWF5 in Istanbul |
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Global Water System Project (GWSP) of the earth System Partnership (ESSP) |
Water system studies at different scales; synergy between natural and social sciences; international water research agenda |
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International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
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Water cycle and water management issues in global change in a biochemical context |
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Global Energy and Water Experiment (GEWEX) project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) |
Water cycle and water management issues in relation to climate variability and climate change and their regional user workshops |
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International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) |
Water cycle and water management issue in relation to human dimension issues |
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DIVERSITAS |
Water cycle and water management issues in relation to biodiversity |
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Collaborative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC), follow up of the Dialogue on Water and Climate |
Coping with climate change & variability in water management, tool development; local participatory adaptation agenda in river basins |
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GUND Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont |
Global Change modelling, ecosystem services, environmental economics |
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |
Member of the NeWater Consortium; Ecology and Biodiversity |
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UNESCO IHP |
International Hydrological Programme |
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UNESCO IHP |
Platform partner for co-research Coordinator Australian based international network of excellence on catchment management |
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CSIRO Australia |
International network on Adaptive management, human-ecosystem interaction |
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DHI Water & Environment |
Cooperation with GWP on training material and Website; Technical developments; engineering, water management modelling |
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Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) |
Gender and Poverty Alleviation Issues in IWRM; various case studies; |
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International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) |
Groundwater management and IWRM; transboundary groundwater |
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International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) |
Member of the NeWater Consortium; integrated assessment, global change |
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International Water Association (IWA) |
Link to water professionals world wide. Communicating create innovative, pragmatic and sustainable solutions to challenging global water needs |
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International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food; ongoing work in case study areas |
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National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Tsukuba, Japan |
Water management and spatial planning, flood risk mitigation strategies |
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Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) |
Cooperation programe of the 10 Nile countries; Case study partner in Nile |
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Stockholm Water Institute (SIWI) |
Organisation Stockholm World Water Weeks, water policy think-tank |
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Stichting Global Infrastructure Research Foundation Europe (GIRF) |
Improvement of large scale infrastructure, transfer of innovative techniques to consultants & contractors |
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UNESCO-IHE |
International Water Education; capacity building in developing countries & countries in transition |
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University of Washington, USA |
Platform research partner on Hydrological issues. |
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University of Texas |
Implementation Water Framework Directive in former Eastern Europe |
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Water UK |
Wastewater sector & Sustainable water resources management |