UN-Water Family News
6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector
IHE Delft is now accepting abstracts for the 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity Development for the Water... Read more
Global Water Partnership launch handbook for primary schools with focus on water
A new handbook for environmental education in the field of water management has been developed by Global Water Partnership... Read more
Rainwater harvesting as a method of climate change adaptation
Jamaica is increasingly hard hit by drought. Its 2018 Social and Economic Survey says that average rainfall was below the 30... Read more
Dresden Nexus Conference 2020 call for abstracts now open
The Dresden Nexus Conference 2020 will take place 3–5 June 2020 under the theme “Circular Economy in a Sustainable Society”. The... Read more
World Wildlife Fund freshwater initiatives brief
With a new global strategy and range of innovative initiatives, World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) work on freshwater is undergoing a paradigm shift. With focus... Read more
3rd Human Rights Youth Challenge
Third Human Rights Youth Challenge focuses on Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation Sector. The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking... Read more
New World Bank-FAO paper on water management in fragile systems
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been at the forefront in developing practices and institutions to manage... Read more
Using data to save lives when disasters strike
Cambodia is located in one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world — natural disasters, changing weather patterns and climate change... Read more
New UN report reveals that world hunger is still not going down
According to a recently launched report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the... Read more