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An aerial image of an area near the town of Kut, Iraq, showing the extent of flooding after heavy rain in November 2018.

Article

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

07 Dec 2021

Press Release

UNU-INWEH's World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s '100 Greatest Innovations'

Popular Science named UN University’s online tool that generates street-level maps of floods worldwide as one of the 100 greatest innovations of 2021.

30 Nov 2021

The hands of a citizen scientists recording Nitrate and turbidity data on a sheet of paper with a pencil.

Article

Data Drought in the Global South

08 Nov 2021

A man watering plants in a small urban farm in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Article

Where on Earth is a Water-secure World?

27 Oct 2021

A wastewater treatment facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Article

Needed in the Global South: Wastewater Collection for COVID-19 Detection

05 Oct 2021

Press Release

New UN Tool Maps Floods Since 1985

United Nations University-led experts have debuted a new tool that generates instant, accurate street-level resolution maps of floods worldwide.

01 Oct 2021

A small family farm in Tunisia

Article

Water Scarcity: Coming Soon

05 Aug 2021

A cholera treatment centre in Niger.

Article

Water: A Matter of Survival in the World of Pandemics

08 Jul 2021

People in cycle rickshaws trying to drive through a flooded street in Dhaka.

Article

Climate Crisis: Elephants in the Room are Getting Nastier

01 Jun 2021