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Events :Ground Water & Drinking Water/WERI2008

werievents — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:00:49 +0000

Water and Energy Relief International

WERI2008

Campaign for CLEAN FRESH WATER EMERGENCY

"Let's Prepare plan and Stay Informed"

One gallon of water per person per day, for drinking and sanitation.

Children, nursing mothers, and sick people may need more water.

If you live in a warm weather climate more water may be necessary.

Store water tightly in clean plastic containers such as soft drink bottles.

Keep at least a three-day supply of water per person.

ONLY USE WATER THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY DISINFECTED FOR DRINKING, COOKING, MAKING ANY PREPARED DRINK, OR FOR BRUSHING TEETH.

Summary and illustration of key points
Filter murky or colored water through clean cloths or allow it to settle. It is better to both settle and filter.
Boiling is the surest method to make water safe to drink and kill disease-causing microorganisms like Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium, which are frequently found in rivers and lakes.
To improve the flat taste of boiled water, aerate it by pouring it back and forth from one container to another and allow it to stand for a few hours, or add a pinch of salt for each quart or liter of water boiled.
When boiling is not practical, certain chemicals will kill most harmful or disease-causing organisms. Chlorine (in the form of unscented bleach) and iodine are the two chemicals commonly used to treat water.
You can use a non-scented, household chlorine bleach that contains a chlorine compound to disinfect water. (Remember, 1/8 teaspoon and 8 drops are about the same quantity.)
You can use tincture of iodine to disinfect filtered and settled water. Common household iodine from the medicine chest or first aid kit may be used to disinfect water.
Tincture of iodine. For cloudy water add ten drops and let the solution stand for at least 30 minutes.

WATER FOR LIFE 2005- 2015

werievents — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:46:59 +0000

INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR ACTION

Launch of International Year of Sanitation (IYS 2008).

The United Nations officially launched the International Year of Sanitation to accelerate progress for 2.6 billion people world wide who are without proper sanitation facilities. Every year inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene contribute to the deaths of 1.5 million children. "Access to sanitation is deeply connected to virtually all the Millennium Development Goals, in particular those involving the environment, education, gender equality and the reduction of child mortality and poverty," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "An estimated 42,000 people die every week from diseases related to low water quality and an absence of adequate sanitation. This situation is unacceptable." The International Year of Sanitation, 2008, is a theme year set by the UN General Assembly in December 2006 to help put this global crisis at the forefront of the international agenda.

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water

USE ONLY WATER THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY DISINFECTED FOR DRINKING, COOKING, MAKING ANY PREPARED DRINK, OR FOR BRUSHING TEETH.

WORLD REFUGEE DAY

werievents — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:41 +0000

WERI events announcement

Victims of War and Persecutions

Ghost Speech

werievents — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:02:38 +0000

If you don't understand the title, then think outside the box please.
(not a hippy or anything like that, just it's really not complicated

WERIEVENTS

TEA LEAVES

werievents — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:24:23 +0000

Reinterpreting Tea Leaves

Fifty Indian rupees. That's about a dollar and 28 cents at current exchange rates — not enough to buy a cup of coffee most places.

But in northeast India's Darjeeling District, 50 rupees is a day's pay for hard-working tea pickers. Four hundred miles away, another half-million earn a similar wage plucking tea leaves in Assam's humid lowlands.

Tea dominates the economy of both Darjeeling and Assam, names synonymous with some of the world's best teas. Strong, malty Assam and golden-hued, fragrant Darjeeling teas have been prized above others for more than 150 years.

And during that century and a half, living conditions for tea workers have changed very little.

Pluckers and other tea-industry workers live in small, densely populated villages hemmed in by tea fields. A tea estate is essentially a community unto itself, a company town where the land, the houses — everything — belong to the tea company. Nothing can be changed without the consent of management; in most cases, not even a family garden can be planted without consultation.

In these present-day peasant communities, deteriorating houses typically shelter multiple families. Neither electricity nor running water is commonplace. Hygiene is poor: hundreds of people use a few nearly overflowing latrines. And, when schools exist at all, classes are often conducted under makeshift shelters or trees with few classroom materials.

Across northeastern India's fabled and troubled tea lands, Mercy Corps is partnering with socially conscious tea estate owners and managers to right several generations of wrongs — and to give a louder voice and greater opportunities to the region's families.

So far, we've financed a handmade-papermaking factory that is giving previously unemployed women a gainful trade; trained another group of women to make a rich compost for which tea companies are willing to pay top-dollar; and begun helping more than 200 farmers grow certified organic tea and sell directly to estates.

300 Spartans for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

werievents — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:08:55 +0000

300 Spartans for sustainable development

In order to achieve UN Millennnium Development Goal Campaign and International Year of Sanitation 2008

BECOME A MEMBER

WWW.WERI-events.org

infos@weri-events.org

Seculars, Non-Government Development Organisations operating around the world

APPROACH
Holistic people centred Sustainable development
Inter-connected programs around needs and ressources of the poeple they serve

Organization's Vison and Philosophy

VISION

To steer the communities evolution towards new prosperity while maintaining the natural and cultural heritage of our regions and Districts around the world.

MISSION :

To educate, organize and empower , refugees camps,the rural poor women & children of regions to achieve responsible well being based on sustainable livelihoods, social equity, social justice, economic growth and self reliance through community participation and initiatives.

PHILOSOPHY

To be responsible means that our well being must be based on sustainability and equity.It is irresponsible to take from the well being of future generations in order to enjoy our own well being today.And to be equitable so that the poor ,weak,and vulnerable should become the first priority.

In memories of ALEXANDER THE GREAT
MEGAS ALEXANDROS

WERI2008 on GOOGLE

ANGELINA JOLIE ON C.G.I EVENTS

werievents — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:43:08 +0000

International Incentives and Conferences on refugees and humanitarian actions.

WWW.WERI-EVENTS.ORG/GCI.asp

Advanced Air to Water Technology/Technologie de conversion AIR -EAU

werievents — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:43:02 +0000

WERI RESEARCH

AIR bring us CLEAN FRESH WATER

Bringing clean fresh water for the thirsty world ortherwise ,.....like drinking rainwater

As Lack of water can determine human security, WATER AND ENERGY RELIEF help communities to transform available air humidity into great tasting drinking water .

The two key elements involved in making water from the air are humidy and temperatures WERI will present you on March the revolutionary patented technology ,that draws more water from the air than any system of the world.

As water is condensed it is then collected in the water storage vessel and the entire water system is purified with OZONE which is EPA and FDA approved.

Ask for a documentation

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WATER AND ENERGY RELIEF INTERNATIONAL

16,Avenue Emile Deschanel Paris France

PARTNER SA Route de Florissant 47 TER Case Postale 3553 1211 Geneve 3

Tel/Fax :+33 87793 44 94

Mobile :+33 627 95 50 33

www.weri-events.org

2008 WORLD WATER EVENTS/Journée Mondiale de l'Eau

werievents — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:41:31 +0000

GET INVOLVED ! Membership, Sponsor, Meeting

GET INFORMED! Events- Informations-Dress code -Booking

CONTACTS
WERI FOUNDATION
 infos@weri-events.org
newsletter@weri-events.org
WERI - WATER AND ENERGY RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
16 Avenue Emile Deschanel 75007 Paris France
WERI - PARTNER SA
Route de Florissant 47 ter Case postale 3553 1211 GENEVE 3

WATER FOR LIFE 2005-2015

IYS - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SANITATION

2008 World Refugees Day/Journée Mondiale des Refugiés et Apartrides

werievents — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:40:42 +0000

20 juin 2008 à partir de 18 heures dans les jardins du Champs de mars, EIFFEL TOWER en partenariat avec la MAIRIE DE PARIS.

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WERI's commitment

werievents — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:36:56 +0000

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Utilising all financial resources

werievents — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:05:17 +0000

In line with the Monterrey Consensus and the WSSD Plan of Implementation, bearing in mind the different needs of rural and urban populations, we are committed to:
2.1 Give high priority in Official Development Aid allocation to sound water and sanitation proposals of developing country partners. This can be a catalyst to mobilise other financial flows;
2.2 Help mobilise domestic resources for water infrastructure financing through the development and strengthening of local capital markets and financial institutions, particularly by:
" establishing, where appropriate, at the national and local levels, revolving funds that offer local currency;
" appropriate risk mitigation mechanisms;
" providing technical assistance for the development of efficient local financial markets and building municipal government capacity to design and implement financially viable projects;
" providing, as appropriate, targeted subsidies for the poorest communities that cannot fully service market rate debt;
2.3 Encourage international financial institutions (IFIs) to give the necessary priority to water;
2.4 Promote cost recovery with "output based aid" approaches to ensure access to services for those least able to afford them;
2.5 Promote public-private partnerships (PPPs), where appropriate and suitable, particularly by:
" inducing private-sector investments and encouraging use of local currency;
" facilitating international commercial investment and lending through use of risk guarantee schemes;
" encouraging the harmonisation of operational procedures;
" facilitating the issue of national and international tenders;
2.6 Apply, on a voluntary basis, tools for development assistance for water and sanitation projects that may include such financing mechanisms as: concessional financing consistent with international rules on financial aid, project financing, micro and meso-financing and debt for investment swaps;
2.7 Encourage financing of sound irrigation practices;
2.8 Improve co-operation and co-ordination between donors, seeking better synergy among our various initiatives.

End extreme poverty in the world

werievents — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:04:08 +0000

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jhu6uk3sMw&eurl=http://www.weri-events.org/GCI.asp

WORLD ON FIRE

werievents — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:55:30 +0000

La durabilité écologique et sociale

werievents — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:04:16 +0000

La définition canonique du développement durable - "le mode de développement qui permet de répondre aux besoins des générations actuelles sans compromettre les capacités des générations futures de répondre aux leurs" -, constitue une valeur, à savoir une orientation pour l'action, mais elle ne nous dit pas précisément et concrètement ce qu'est le développement durable.

En réalité, nous ne le savons pas. Nous savons en revanche très bien ce qu'il n'est pas : à savoir, la poursuite des grandes tendances de nos modes de production et de consommation. Compte tenu du taux annuel d'augmentation de notre consommation d'énergie d'origine fossile de 2 %, dans vingt ans environ nous aurons doublé notre consommation d'énergie et pris un risque climatique considérable. Poursuivre le rythme actuel de destruction des espèces revient à compromettre l'évolution du vivant pour les cinq à dix millions d'années à venir, etc.

Que faire alors ?

Il existe de nombreuses pistes pour tenter de concilier les trois exigences du développement durable : les durabilités écologique et sociale et la rentabilité économique. Les Etats et les entreprises ont à cet égard leurs responsabilités propres, mais également les citoyens. Ce qu'ils sont souvent enclins à oublier ou à ne pas vouloir voir. Les Français, par exemple, notent leur comportement environnemental entre 8 et 9 sur une échelle de 1 à 10. Ils sont encore persuadés que les problèmes sont plutôt ailleurs et pour demain et qu'ils ne relèvent pas de leur fait.

Or, c'est loin d'être le cas. Le rôle des consommateurs est même à bien des égards considérable. En premier lieu, on est en droit d'exiger d'eux, et donc de chacun de nous, un minimum de cohérence et d'attention à la transversalité du développement durable. On ne peut, par exemple, acheter systématiquement les denrées alimentaires les moins chères et fustiger en même temps les farines animales et la vache folle. On ne peut non plus rechercher systématiquement les carburants les moins chers et se scandaliser des marées noires, la faiblesse des coûts se reportant sur toute la chaîne, à commencer par le soin apporté à la qualité et à l'entretien des navires, etc. En outre, de même qu'il convient d'encourager pour les productions artisanales et agricoles des pays tiers le commerce équitable, il convient pour les biens ou services d'encourager les entreprises qui s'engagent authentiquement sur la voie du développement durable.

Coast of Brooktopia

goingcoastal — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:12:27 +0000

There’s a lovely riverside resort filled with charming waterfront homes and historic landmarks, where fishermen reel in the stripers from sun-dappled surf. Good restaurants, too. Escape … to Brooklyn.

The Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Dumbo. (Photo: Jessica Antola)

GREENPOINT

Contemplate the water: From the top of the Pulaski Bridge, you look over the East River toward the glistening midtown skyline; the breeze is slightly briny, with a hint of fruity fragrance from a nearby factory.
Seaside monument: The Huron Street pier; even covered in trash and hypodermic needles, it’s the neighborhood’s best remnant of the waterfront past.
Stop for a cold one: At the Pencil Factory (142 Franklin St.; 718-609-5858). The wide-planked former longshoreman’s bar has 21 beers on tap and the whiff of the East River blowing through the windows.WILLIAMSBURG

Spread the picnic blanket: At the secluded southernmost bench in the virtually grassless Grand Ferry Park, with its perfect downtown skyline views.
Guilt-inducing fried food: A huge, sugary doughnut from Pies ’n’ Thighs (351 Kent Ave.; 347-282-6005).
Place to see the bride kiss the groom: Giando on the Water (400 Kent Ave.; 718-387-7000), the old-school Italian restaurant beloved of Brooklyn wedding parties.
Enjoy local seafood: Have the very creamy New England clam chowder at the surfboard-decorated Surf Bar (139 N. 6th St.; 718-302-4441).
Stop for a cold one: At Rock Star Bar (next to Pies ’n’ Thighs). It’s cash only, there’s good live music, and the décor is provided by vintage ships’ figureheads to reinforce the maritime vibe.DUMBO AND NAVY YARD

Contemplate the water: From the velvety grassy knolls of the Empire–Fulton Ferry State Park.
Local water-centric art event: The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition’s sculpture in the park opens June 30.
Pause-worthy nautical landmark: The noble Commandant’s House, the Navy Yard’s oldest surviving structure, has impressive wrought-iron gates redolent of a more gracious past.
Place to see the bride kiss the groom: The end of Main Street, where the Manhattan Bridge frames the Empire State Building, is a favorite for summer-wedding photographers.
End-of-the-day insulin spike: Line up (average wait on a Saturday night: 20 to 30 minutes) at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (1 Water St.; 718-246-3963). Get one scoop of peaches and cream, one of strawberry ($5.50).BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

Contemplate the water: From the end of the walkway off Pierrepont Street, beneath swaying willows and often in the company of an elderly man and his exotic caged birds.
Bring your suit! Starting July 4, the free Floating Swimming Pool is moored between Piers 4 and 5.
Pause-worthy historic landmarks: The Promenade’s many beautiful mansions, whose current real-estate value is too depressing to think about.
When you breathe deeply, you get: A heady whiff of honey locust trees.
Enjoy a fruity exotic cocktail: The lethal mai tais at Lantern (101 Montague St.; 718-237-2594) are meant for sharing.RED HOOK

Seashore indicator: So quiet, you can hear the ding-ding-ding of the harbor buoys all day.
Contemplate the water: From inside Liberty Sunset Garden Center (204-207 Van Dyke St.; 718-858-3400), the most beautiful nursery of Red Hook’s blooming gardening scene. A lone teak table by the petunias at the end of the pier offers the most secluded, fragrant view of the harbor.
Spread the picnic blanket: On the perfectly manicured Valentino Pier park lawn. Watch fishermen reel in striped bass. Bring a towel so you can go wading.
Picnic supplies: Fairway (480-500 Van Brunt St.; 718-694-6868).
Local water-centric art event: Saturday nights in July, the Waterfront Museum at the end of Coffey Street hosts live music of all stripes on Pier 44 off Conover Street.
Enjoy a fruity exotic cocktail: Have margaritas and guacamole on the roof of Alma (187 Columbia St.; 718-643-5400).
End-of-the-day insulin spike: The Swingle, $5, a four-inch frozen Key-lime tart dipped in Belgian chocolate, at Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie (204 Van Dyke St.; 718-858-5333).SUNSET PARK

Contemplate the water: From the end of Pier 4, where all you’ll hear is the sound of waves slapping against the pylons and stripers flapping as fishermen pull them from the water.
Guilt-inducing snack: Warm, hand-patted pupusas ($1.50) filled with chicharrón, refried beans, and queso fresco from Ines Bakery. Get at least two (948 Fourth Ave.; 718-788-0594, open 24 hours).
Take a leisurely stroll: Under the BQE along Third Avenue, to admire the the romantically grungy abandoned warehouses, cracked window grids, and cobblestone streets.
Spread the picnic blanket: At sunset, at the top of Sunset Park, with its 180-degree view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
Bring your suit: There’s an immaculate Olympic-size swimming pool at the Sunset Play Center (nr. Seventh Ave. and 43rd St.).
Stop for a cold one: Down a couple of pints at the fifties time-warp Rainbow Café (3904 Fifth Ave.; 718-435-0400), where oldies play from a digital jukebox and Brooklyn natives bicker with each other in the dark.BAY RIDGE

Contemplate the water: Along the gritty, lively 69th Street Pier, always filled with fishermen, Rollerbladers, and loungers.
Unmissable snack: Thin-crust “gramma” pizza ($2) at Nino’s (9110 Third Ave., at 91st St.; 718-680-0222).
Pause-worthy nautical landmark: Nineteenth-century Fort Hamilton.
The kids will go crazy for: The cannons outside Fort Hamilton, perfect for climbing on.
Stop for a cold one: At the Salty Dog, an old movie theater turned faux firehouse, complete with fire truck (7509 Third Ave.; 718-238-0030). The home-brewed lager is $3 a pint.
Spread the picnic blanket: On the hilltop at the southwest corner of Owl’s Head Park (Shore Road and 68th Street) for more sweeping water views.

(Left) The Floating Pool Barge, moored in Brooklyn Heights. (Right) For soft serve: Denny's Delight in Coney Island.

(Photo: From Left: Courtesy of the Neptune Foundation; Jessica Antola)

CONEY ISLAND

Contemplate the water: From a bench at the end of Steeplechase Pier, of course.
Bring your suit!: This is a beach, after all.
When you breathe deeply you get: Salt air, mustard, stale beer, fellow unwashed humans.
Vertigo-inducing adventure: The Cyclone—it’s old, it’s wooden, it rattles, it’s terrifying.
Guilt-inducing snack: Fried clams and butter-drenched corn at the Grill House, corner of Stillwell Ave. and the boardwalk.
End-of-the-day insulin spike: Pistachio or banana soft-serve at Denny’s Delight (1212 Surf Ave.; 718-266-9371).
Stop for a cold one: At the venerable, old-photo-covered Ruby’s Old Tyme Bar and Grill (1213 Boardwalk West; 718-372-9079). Nearby Cha Cha’s is an acceptable alternative; both have fairly cheap domestic beer and priceless people-watching.BRIGHTON BEACH AND SHEEPSHEAD BAY

Contemplate the water: From the boardwalk, surrounded by Russian men in Speedos.
Guilt-inducing snack: A bag of Russian pastries (about $1), from any of the numerous stands along the street.
The midday pick-me-up: An iced coffee at Starbucks, solely to see the bilingual Cyrillic/English menu (607 Brighton Beach Ave.; 718-934-3211).
Stop for a cold one: At Gambrinus Beer Hall (3100 Ocean Pkwy., nr. N. Shore Pkwy.; 718-265-1009).
Spread the picnic blanket: At Manhattan Beach Park, a secluded mini-beach at the end of the neighborhood (walk down Oriental Boulevard and then make a right through Pat Parlato Playground).

(Left) Blissful solitude at Jacob Riis Park. (Right) The rooftop at Alma in Red Hook.

(Photo: Jessica Antola)

GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

Best place to see the water: From atop the dunes past Plum Beach.
When you breathe deeply, you get: Nothing but sea air.
The kids will go crazy for: The bizarre mix of characters inhabiting Floyd Bennett Field’s former airport. In the northernmost corner are the model-airplane enthusiasts, and the south end is Brooklyn’s largest community garden. The eastern coast is where the NYPD does its helicopter training and retired veterans tinker with colorful World War II fighter planes.
For that truly suburban feeling: Hit a few buckets at the Brooklyn Golf Center (3200 Flatbush Ave.; 718-253-6816), then head to the new Aviator Sports and Recreation (Hangar 5, nr. Flatbush Ave.; 718-758-9800) with its two skating rinks, climbing wall, and soccer fields (home to the Brooklyn Knights).
Stop for a cold one: At this strictly BYOB situation—so prepare in advance with a six-pack and snacks. Go over the causeway and put down your blanket on the beautiful white-sand beach at Jacob Riis Park (it’s technically Queens, but nobody’s checking). Close your eyes, and listen to the waves.By Nicole Davis, Brian Kennedy, Shana Liebman, Rebecca Marx, Tim Murphy, Janelle Nanos, Emma Pearse, Ganda Suthivarakom, and Jill Weiskopf

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