UN-Water Family News
WaterAid stories from the Indus Delta
WaterAid and the H&M Foundation have partnered for a three-year program to provide sanitation, water and hygiene promotion in schools, with an aim to... Read more
Does improved irrigation technology save water?
Unsustainable water use (over-drafted aquifers, seasonally dry rivers, disappearing lakes and wetlands) is a problem across the world. This is especially true in the... Read more
UNESCO publication on forest management and the Impact on water resources
The publication entitled “Forest Management and the Impact on Water Resources: a Review of 13 Countries” provides country-based summaries... Read more
IUCN photo story from wetlands in Tanguar Haor
From 2006 to 2016, the Government of Bangladesh, with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and IUCN, has managed... Read more
FAOs’ AquaCrop Version 6.0 is now available
FAOs’ AquaCrop Version 6.0 is now available Version 6.0 of AquaCrop, the crop-water productivity model developed by FAO to address food security and assess the effect of the environment and... Read more
17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification
The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification. The day is... Read more
UNU-Flores host Nexus Seminar on 19 June
UNU-FLORES in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of TU Dresden host the Nexus Seminar Series. The joint seminar series, features lectures... Read more
UN Environment: boat toilets help tackle environmental challenges in Kenya
Mbita, on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria was once a vibrant fishing village, but it has lost its shine... Read more
Water is ‘catalyst’ for cooperation, not conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
Stressing the importance of diplomacy to prevent and resolve trans-boundary disputes over water resources, Secretary-General António Guterres told... Read more