Blogs

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The Canada Water Agency: The dawn of a new era for cooperative water management

The Canada Water Agency will ensure that Canadians have access to the data and information they need to increase resilience to water-related threats

29 Oct 2024

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Five Reasons You Should Care about the Summit of the Future

The summit is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a new consensus on what the future of humanity and nature should be.

18 Sep 2024

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The World Is Not Prepared for the Sand and Dust Storms Crisis

UNCCD COP16 is an opportunity for UN Member States to set a serious global agenda that addresses the silent crisis of sand and dust storms.

09 Sep 2024

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Heat Waves and Wildfires Give Urgency to the Fight to Cut Methane

At COP29, countries worldwide must step up, work together, and invest in deploying the available solutions to accelerate the fight against methane.

30 Jul 2024

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How the Bottled Water Industry is Masking the Global Water Crisis

A UNU study of 109 countries concluded that growth of the bottled water industry is hindering efforts to provide reliable drinking water for all.

04 Apr 2023

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Accelerating Post-pandemic SDG 6 Achievements on Water and Sanitation

Policymakers must prioritise critical SDG 6 targets in a post-pandemic context and harness the potential of SDG interlinkages in implementation plans.

01 Nov 2022

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Pakistan’s Climate Catastrophe: Lessons for the World

To prevent global disasters due to extreme weather events, developed countries must act now to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

15 Sep 2022

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Where to Find More Water? Eight Unconventional Resources to Tap

As climate change worsens, conventional water sources are not enough to meet growing freshwater demand in water-scarce areas.

08 Jun 2022

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Worrying Insights from the UN’s First-ever Assessment of Water Security in Africa

Dozens of African countries have made gains in water security over the past three to five years, but nearly half have made no progress.

07 Apr 2022

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Gender Blind Spots in the Water Sector

The realisation of gender equality is essential if the water sector is to contribute to the achievement of SDGs 1, 5, 6, and 10.

08 Mar 2022

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Protecting Environmental Water from Antimicrobial Resistance

Improving antimicrobial resistance-related water quality standards will be essential to protecting the health of half a billion people worldwide.

26 Jan 2022

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New Tools to Map Flood Risk Will Help Bring Disaster Planning Up to Date

A new flood mapping tool and forthcoming artificial intelligence-driven models will generate current and future flood risk maps.

07 Dec 2021