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The latest updates, announcements and press releases from UNU-INWEH

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UN Scientists Warn That Over 60% of Developing Countries Face Overlapping Socioeconomic and Water Security Challenges, Affecting 2 Billion People

06 May 2026

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The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor

29 Apr 2026

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Rush for Critical Minerals Echoes Oil Extraction Injustice as Harms Fall on World's Most Vulnerable, UN Scientists Warn

29 Apr 2026

Aerial View of Switzerland’s Fast-Decreasing Glaciers A view of rapidly decreasing glaciers in the Alps near Bern, Switzerland.

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Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout

17 Apr 2026

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Iran's Black Rain and the Health Shadow of Oil Wars

10 Apr 2026

EO for Resilience and Humanitarian Aid Training Course

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UNU-INWEH Partners with UNOOSA, and CEOS to Train UN Practitioners on Earth Observation for Crisis Response and Resilience Planning

27 Mar 2026

UNU‑INWEH Briefs the Group of Friends on Water and Peace in Geneva

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UNU‑INWEH Briefs the Group of Friends on Water and Peace in Geneva

27 Mar 2026

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Zimbabwe Water Conference Unites Leaders to Drive Local Action for Global Water Bankruptcy Impact

27 Mar 2026

GEN Briefing of GWB

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UNU‑INWEH and GEN Host Stakeholder Briefing on Global Water Bankruptcy in Geneva

26 Mar 2026

World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems Founded

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World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems Founded for Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building

26 Mar 2026

Kaveh Madani

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Professor Kaveh Madani Named 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for Advancing Water Science, Policy, Diplomacy and Public Engagement

18 Mar 2026

ECOSOC Meeting

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Water Scientists Must Step Up to Set the Global Water Agenda

18 Mar 2026

Participants of the Science-Policy Dialogue with the Ambassador of Canada to Zimbabwe, H.E. Adler Aristilde, Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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Harare Science-Policy Dialogue on Climate-Resilient Agrifood Systems Transformation

10 Mar 2026

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Digital technologies and AI can strengthen agricultural systems and improve climate resilience for smallholder farmers

09 Mar 2026

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UNU, UNESCO, UNITAR and UN-Water Launch Academic Hub to Strengthen Science–Policy Engagement for the 2026 UN Water Conference

29 Jan 2026

African Academy Signing

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UNU-INWEH and the African Union of Broadcasting Partner to Strengthen African Media Capacity on Water and Environmental Reporting

28 Jan 2026

Signing ceremony launching the UN Water Conference Academic Hub in Dakar

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UNU-INWEH and EDEQUE Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Water Research and Academic Collaboration in Africa

27 Jan 2026

Dakar regional workshop

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Western and Central Africa Regional Workshop on Wastewater Surveillance for Environment and Public Health

23 Jan 2026

Launch of GWB report in New York

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UNU-INWEH Launches “Global Water Bankruptcy” Report at the High-Level Water Policy Roundtable at UN Headquarters in New York

21 Jan 2026

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The world is in the 'era of water bankruptcy'–here’s what that means

21 Jan 2026

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World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy” UN Scientists Formally Define New Post-Crisis Reality for Billions

20 Jan 2026

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Sinking Earth, Vanishing Water: New Global Analysis Reveals Extensive Land Subsidence Threatening 19% of World Population

15 Jan 2026

Aurora Borealis over snowy mountains

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UNU-INWEH Joins Global Science Diplomacy Chair to Advance Arctic and Space Cooperation

06 Jan 2026

Massive influx of Syrian Kurdish refugees into Turkey

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UN University Report Challenges Climate Change as Sole Trigger of Syrian Civil War, Exposing Governance Failures in Drought Response

18 Dec 2025

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UNU-INWEH, UNECE and Partners Strengthen Regional Capacity on Water–Food–Energy Nexus Through Data-Driven Training in Eastern Europe

10 Dec 2025

Forest fire

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UNU’s Online Learning Centre’s New Course on Remote Sensing of Wildfire Management

03 Dec 2025

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) takes over the native grasses

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Regulated Plants Database: UNU's New Open-Access Tool to Help Prevent the Spread of Harmful Plants

28 Nov 2025

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Gender Imbalance Hinders Equitable Environmental Governance, a UN University report reveals

25 Nov 2025

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UNU-INWEH Convenes a High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy in Ottawa at the Canadian Science Policy Conference

24 Nov 2025

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Bridging the Gap: How the Forecast4Africa Workshop Is Shaping the Future of African Weather Intelligence

19 Nov 2025