The 12th edition of our #newsletter is here! Featuring the launch of the WWQA World Water Quality Alliance Capacity Development Consortium, the UN Environment Programme online learning courses and more! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC Sustainability Institute @TimsEnvironment UN-Water Debbie Chapman Lucía Hermida ucc.ie/en/gemscdc/new…

🚨CLOSING SOON!🚨 Applications for our online short courses close this weekend - apply by the 31st July! We have bursaries and reduced fees for applicants from developing nations, so take a look at our website to see how you can apply: ucc.ie/en/gemscdc/onl…

Day 2/ Another productive day in Suva, Fiji with our UNEP GEMS/Water Summer School. Joined by Dr Simon Harrison teaching #Biomonitoring, along with Michelle McKeown leading a field trip on macroinvertebrate sampling. #CapacityDevelopment #SDGs #SDG6

This is a #healthyriver in 🇸🇱 #WesternAreaPeninsula Healthy rivers flow freely, they are clean/clear, they #support #livelihoods like farming & household activities, & support healthy #aquatic life. How many healthy rivers do you know near you? #SaloneTwitter #water #iwrm #nature

📢APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!!📢 Expand your knowledge of Freshwater Quality Monitoring & Assessment and sign-up for our 12-week online courses in Jan 2023. Develop the skills to design and implement monitoring programmes and to assess water quality. More info: ucc.ie/en/gemscdc/onl…

Technical highlight from our workshop in Suva, Fiji working on #BuildingCapacity with a focus on biological monitoring for freshwater quality. unep.org/technical-high…

Great work all! 👏 important work for others to follow for #sdg6 and #waterquality WWQA World Water Quality Alliance UNEP GEMS/Water CDC UN-Water Earthwatch Europe

We're in #PortLoko, 🇸🇱 consulting with #stakeholders on the dev't of a mgt plan for #Rokel_River_basin. The start of a series of #consultations along the Rokel river course Funded by UN Environment Programme #GEMS/Water, with suprt frm Earthwatch #freshwaterwatch #sdg6 #SierraLeone #iwrm

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Please spread the word! GEMS/Water CDC’s Continuous Professional Development Courses in Freshwater Quality Monitoring are OPEN Reduced fees and bursaries are available Deadline is 31 July #sdg6 #waterquality WWQA World Water Quality Alliance UCC Ireland Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC ucc.ie/en/gemscdc/onl…

Throwback on the popularization of water laws. youtube.com/watch?v=XFeM08…

We're setting up 16 sampling points, & conducting #waterquality tests along #SewaRiver, for routine monitoring. Data gathered will inform our effort in #waterresources #protection & #mgt, to meet diverse water needs. Sewa is 🇸🇱’s largest river basin. #SaloneTwitter #SierraLeone

Our July 2023 newsletter is now available! Take a look here for all that we've been up to the past six months, including some profiles of current and former students, new courses, and more Sustainability Institute WWQA World Water Quality Alliance Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC UN Environment Programme #qualitymonitoring #SDGs ucc.ie/en/media/resea…

We were in #Tombo & surrounding communities to engage stakeholders about protecting the Western Area Peninsula National Park with physical boundaries to indicate the green belt. Protecting #waterresources is easy when #communities take lead. #WAPWF #IWRM #WesternAreaUrban #Water

We here at UNEP GEMS/Water CDC have been busy lately: we are delighted to announce new versions of our technical guidance documents, available online for FREE! Check out our newest guidebook, Introduction to Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.…

Did you know: Some countries already use citizen science data for regulatory river monitoring, including for #sdg6? I’m on my way to Nairobi to learn how they do it! Looking forward to meeting reps from Sierra Leone, Zambia, Tanzania, UN Environment Programme + more. Earthwatch Europe Stuart Warner

The journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) is a collective effort to ensure that no one is left behind. A crucial element in this endeavor is effective monitoring, and leveraging data is pivotal in highlighting progress and identifying gaps. Today, we

Is this the world’s most inspirational #CitizenScience project? Evans lives in Kibera (Africa’s biggest slum) and is clearing waste from the Nairobi river. The Water Forum group have restored river flow -> less stagnant water and reduced disease risk… 1/3

That’s a wrap! #CitizenScience #CitSciAfrica Earthwatch Europe UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research

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