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Water flows through the news every day. Many stories about climate change, economics, politics, culture and leisure have a water-related dimension. Explore what UN-Water’s Members and Partners are doing around the world on water.

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Global NDC Conference 2017, Berlin
06 November 2023

8th IAHR Europe Congress - ‘Water - Across Boundaries’

Entitled ‘Water - Across Boundaries’, the congress will attract experts and professionals from around the world and present an...
Flooded area
02 November 2023

Water at the Heart of Climate Action

With funding and support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, ‘Water at the Heart of Climate Action’ is a...
Girl serving smaller sibling water
30 October 2023

UNICEF: Children being displaced by climate change

Millions of children are being driven from their homes by weather-related events, exacerbated by climate change, according to a...
NYHQ2007-2656
26 October 2023

SWA Africa Finance Ministers' Meeting 2023

This virtual meeting is open to the public and will focus on how finance ministers, in collaboration with other...
Freshwater lake in Uruguay
23 October 2023

High Level Integrated Workshop on UN-Water SDG 6 Capacity Development Initiative in Panama

The Government of Panama has informed various fora, such as the High Level Political Forum, of their struggle with...
On 8 August 2020, Rebecca Akamasi carries her child Akal Akamasi across a small inlet off Lake Turkana beyond Kalokol town.
19 October 2023

State of Global Water Resources 2022

Droughts and extreme rainfall events are taking a heavy toll on lives and economies. Melting snow, ice and glaciers...
Reporting and monitoring
16 October 2023

WMO’s Early Warnings for All - Action Plan for Africa

More than 110 million people in Africa were directly affected by weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2022, causing...
Women working in vegetable garden, Madagascar
12 October 2023

FAO report: Enabling pathways for drought finance in agriculture

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the structural particularities and the status of drought finance. It is about...
Workers
09 October 2023

Wastewater - Turning problem to solution

Wastewater originates from kitchens, bathrooms and toilets, industrial effluent, agricultural effluent, stormwater, and urban run-off. Untreated and improperly disposed...
Within the country’s critical context, women and girls find themselves further marginalised. UNICEF’s programmes are gender-inclusive, and many girls have been engaged in installing water tanks, laying pipes, and waterproofing roofs.
05 October 2023

How to guide young people’s careers in water and sanitation

The Career Pathways Guidance project found that there are simply too many barriers put in young people’s way even...

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