World Water Day 2015: NETLAKE – CYANOCOST Joint Press Release
World Water Day is marked on 22 March, as designated by the United Nations General
Assembly in 1993. In 2015, the theme for World Water Day is “Water and Sustainable
Development”, recognizing that “Water is at the core of sustainable development. Water
resources, and the range of services they provide, underpin poverty reduction, economic
growth and environmental sustainability. From food and energy security to human and
environmental health, water contributes to improvements in social well-being and inclusive
growth, affecting the livelihoods of billions.”
NETLAKE (Networking Lake Observatories in Europe) is an EU COST Action (ES 1201) that
aims to build a network of sites and individuals to support the development and deployment
of sensor-based systems in lakes and reservoirs, and promote their use to address both
current and future water quality issues in Europe. CYANOCOST (Cyanobacterial blooms and
toxins in water resources: Occurrence, impacts and management) is COST Action ES 1105
working on solutions to the worldwide issue of water quality and ecosystem degradation
from toxic cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) blooms.
NETLAKE and CYANOCOST are wide networks that jointly involve more than 35 countries
across Europe with neighbouring countries, and about 300 experts, researchers, end-users
and stakeholders. The two Actions interact and collaborate by organizing common activities
in order to create the necessary synergies towards the protection of European freshwater
resources. NETLAKE and CYANOCOST support World Water Day 2015, will promote its aims
and themes and will disseminate the United Nations World Water Development Report 2015
“Water for a Sustainable World” that will be launched at the official celebration of the World
Water Day, on March 22.
Links:
UN – World Water Day 2015:
www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/learn/en/
NETLAKE:
https://www.dkit.ie/netlake
http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/essem/Actions/ES1201
CYANOCOST:
http://www.cyanocost.com/
http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/essem/Actions/ES1105
COST:
http://www.cost.eu/
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