News & Reports

Stockholm World Water Week: WECF puts Europe's sanitation problems on the agenda
WECF seminar at the World Water Week looks at urgent measures to provide safe sanitation for 20 million European citizens living in inacceptable bad hygienic circumstances
19.08.2008 | Chantal van den Bossche

Give Sasyk back to the sea!
Campaigners called for a Ukrainian lake to be reunited with the Black Sea by an action calling on the decommissioning of the dam
14.08.2008 | Chantal van den Bossche

Three year MATRA project Bulgaria successfully completed
“Developing a model for sustainable water and waste management in rural areas in Bulgaria” has successfully achieved its goals; tools have been developed to accommodate sustainable water and waste management in rural areas in Bulgaria.
24.07.2008 | Bistra Mihajlova

First private “ecosan” toilet built in Belarus
In the village Smilovichy, near the Belarusian capital Minsk, over 20 representatives of local people, NGOs, mass media and business came to see the opening of the first private ecosan toilet in Belarus
18.07.2008 | Yulia Yablonskaia,

New publication – European Sanitation Policies and Practices in the International Year of Sanitation 2008
Finding solutions for more than 20 million citizens of the European Union
18.07.2008 | Sascha Gabizon

Cheap and safe sanitation solutions for Chinese earthquake victims
Chinese urine diverting slab designer and contact person for the supply of slabs for WECF school sanitation projects helps victims in earth quake area with cheap and safe sanitation solutions
23.06.2008 | Chantal van den Bossche

Belarussian stakeholders MATRA project visited Ukraine
Between 20 – 27 April 2008 Belarusian participants and stakeholders involved in MATRA project “Developing multi stakeholder cooperation in the areas of water, waste and energy efficiency in Belarus“ visited Ukrainian project
10.06.2008 | Bistra Mihaylova

Workshop on Water and Health
WECF and network members participated on the “Workshop on water and health”, held on 14 - 16 May, 2008 in Bucharest, Romania.
31.05.2008 | Margriet Samwel

Poor sanitation is a major contributing factor to high levels of child mortality occurring in developing countries
WECF present at international Workshop „Water and Sanitation in International development and disaster relief“, organised by the University of Edinburgh and UNESCO, 28-30 May in Edinburgh, Scotland
30.05.2008 | Margriet Samwel

WECF awarded twice at the International Energy Globe Awards in Euro parliament, Brussels
Safe Water Project in Romania and Energy Project from network partner UNISON were awarded at the International Energy Globe Event (the World Awards for Sustainability) which recognizes projects that 'make careful and economical use of resources and employ alternative energy sources'.
27.05.2008 | Chantal van den Bossche