ECO - ECO-MUSIC, original music for the International Year of Freshwater (ECO-Music Website) - 23-04-2003 ECO-Music hopes to be performed at Events dedicated to the International Year of Freshwater. It was written after the strong belief that Arts can influence our behaviour, in this case towards our role in materializing Sustainable Development. More...
Videos
Australian cattle ranchersFile format .zip Size 30k Australia is an extremely dry continent in the world, with less than 600 mm of rainfall a year on average. Despite this, cattle farming is a popular livelihood, even in the driest parts of the outback. One family has based itself on the indigenous knowledge of the Aborigines, whose artwork reveals an intimate understanding of the land and points the way to water. Through keen awareness of the environment, this family has managed to store rainwater and raise herds of cattle. Language English SourceWater, the Drop of Life, video produced by Swynk
Websites
New Internationalist Online Magazine Online magazine that provides resources on important global issues. Issue # 354 (March 2003) provides interesting information on Water Issues around the world. Language(s) English
Events
River Journeys from 19-10-2003 to 25-10-2003 Activities for kids during National Water week
Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology from 08-12-2003 to 09-12-2003 The symposium will consist of a day of plenary papers presenting some of the world's foremost research on stream ecology in urbanized catchments, followed by a day of contributed papers.