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CÉRRON GRANDE – EL SALVADOR’S RESERVOIR OF QUESTIONABLE FAME
Monday, 08 March 2010
fishers_cerron_grande_small.jpgA WETLAND OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND THE MOST CONTAMINATED BODY OF FRESH WATER IN CENTRAL AMERICA

By Maeggi Hieber , El-Salvador

Cérron Grande is El Salvador's largest body of fresh water and the biggest of its Ramsar Sites, wetlands of international importance. At the same time, the reservoir is known to be one of the most contaminated bodies of fresh water in Central America. An actual investigation demonstrated its high levels of contamination and the manifold sources of pollution.
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Norwegian UMB's Ecosan Summer Course 2010 - Register now!
Monday, 15 February 2010
UMB LogoNearly half of the world's population is lacking adequate sanitation. Decentralized and natural systems are often cheaper to build and manage. In addition, systems based on separate treatment of excreta and greywater, often termed ecological sanitation, offer new possibilities for the design of sustainable systems.
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Waste to energy - a report from Bangalore
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
acts_301209.jpgGoing green is not only a mantra but also a practice on the 16-acre campus of ACTS Academy of Higher Education in Bangalore. The success story of using renewable energy for lighting the campus is now paving the way for Australian schools to go green.
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Huber Technology Prize 2010: Future Water
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
huber_tech_prize_2010.jpgDeadline: 31 March 2010

The 2nd International Huber Technology Prize will be awarded by the Huber Technology Foundation. Its theme is:  "Water supply and wastewater treatment - New solutions to old problems.

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New Book on Wastewater Irrigation and Health
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Cover of book Wastewater Irrigation and Health(to be published in Feb. 2010)

In most developing countries wastewater treatment systems are hardly functioning or have a very low coverage, resulting in large scale water pollution and the use of very poor quality water for crop irrigation especially in the vicinity of urban centres.
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Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
UNC Annual Conference and networking and learning week and launch of the Water Institute at UNC

October 25 and 26, 2010
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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UPDATE: IEES Workshop at EECA conference
Monday, 16 November 2009
eeca_logo.pngAt this year's Ecological Engineering conference in Paris (EECA, see Ecological Engineering conference in Paris ), IEES will be the host of a workshop on "Benefits of Ecological Engineering Practices". The workshop will take place on Dec. 3, 2009, from 14:50 CET to 17:15. Download program (PDF, 26 kB)


 
Tropical House Frutigen Opens its Doors
Monday, 16 November 2009
Logo Tropical House FrutigenAt Frutigen, Switzerland, a new tropical house opens its doors on November 21, 2009. The facility is running on warm water (100 Liters per second) flowing out of the Lötschberg Base Railway Tunnel. This heat energy is used for the cultivation of fish and a variety of tropical fruit.

See http://www.tropenhaus-frutigen.ch/en.html for more infomation.
 
Think Piece on Ecological Engineering
Tuesday, 09 June 2009
kg.jpgBy Dr. Ken Gnanakan
IEES board member

Ecological Engineering is a relatively new science but has made a timely entry as we confront increasing environmental degradation all over the world. With the ecosystems suffering from centuries of unrestrained exploitation we need eco-sensitive and multi-supportive solutions, and this field of studies has provided some very effective answers.
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