The announcement of funding opportunities for research on low-cost sanitation technologies for areas with high groundwater tables and faecal sludge secondary treatment options was published yesterday by the Sanitation Updates, maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID WASHplus project. Deadline for submission of full proposal application forms: 22 August 2012.

We would like to inform you about the MENA scholarship programme – 2012 with regard to the international training of trainers on wetland management. The course is focussing on the facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development and is endorsed by the Ramsar Secretariat.