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22 March 2017

New UN-Water report looks as wastewater as resource and not waste

“Wastewater is a valuable resource in a world where water is finite and demand is growing,” says Guy Ryder...
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22 March 2017

Global engagement for World Water Day 2017

The Sustainable Development Goals, launched in 2015, include a target to ensure everyone has access to safe water by...
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15 March 2017

Introduction to the SDG 6 global indicators - TECHNICAL WEBINARS

Presentations and recordings from technical webinars can be downloaded from the links below. 6.4.1 water use efficiency Dates and...
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03 March 2017

New Decade for Water

Emphasizing that water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, UN Member States expressed...
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13 February 2017

Introduction to the 2017 integrated baseline process - INCEPTION WEBINAR

About The 2017 integrated baseline process will be officially kicked-off in early March 2017 with an introductory webinar targeted...
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03 February 2017

Country process during the pilot testing

Organization SDG 6 monitoring focal point All countries identified an SDG 6 monitoring focal point , either before or...
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27 January 2017

Synthesis Report for SDG6 in-depth review

“Switzerland is pleased to join Germany and the Netherlands to support UN-Water’s SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water...
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27 January 2017

GEMI starts global baseline roll-out

Global implementation of SDG 6 monitoring will be multi-phased and initially focus on establishing a global baseline for the...
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27 January 2017

Why waste water?

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11 January 2017

Global implementation of SDG 6 monitoring – the 2017 baseline process

Global implementation of SDG 6 monitoring was initiated in early 2017 following a thorough process of developing, testing and...

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