United Nations University (UNU)
UNU carries out research on risks and adaptation related to environmental hazards and global change including water-related hazards such as floods, droughts and salinity intrusion. The institute’s research promotes policies and programmes to reduce these risks, while taking into account the interplay between environmental and societal factors.
Research areas include climate change adaptation incorporating water-related challenges, ecosystem services and environmental deterioration processes including water scarcity and water quality detoriation. UNU-EHS develops and uses models and tools to analyse vulnerability and risks linked to natural hazards aiming to connect solutions to development pathways.
Water-related health risks
UN reports that world is off track on water and sanitation goal UN-Water 5 July, 2018 The world is not on track to reach Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on Water and Sanitation by the deadline set for 2030, says a new UN report. Today, billions of people lack safe water, sanitation and handwa … Read more
Video: the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation UN-Water 1 July, 2018 We live in an era of technological miracles. We are on track to create reusable space rockets, driverless cars, robot workers and artificial intelligence…. So, how is it possible that we are off track to ensure that … Read more
Public dialogue on the SDG 6 Synthesis Report UN-Water 18 June, 2018 To provide Member States with the global status on the progress on SDG 6, UN-Water has produced the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation. Every year at the HLPF, an annual theme helps an increased focus along with an … Read more
Water reuse — a permanent source? UN-Water 4 June, 2018 The UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) will co-organize the seminar, “Water Reuse — A Permanent Source?” during this year’s IFAT fair. The seminar will look at water resource management opti … Read more
Wetlands at the center of Nature-based Solutions UN-Water 21 May, 2018 The new book ‘Multi-functional Wetlands; Pollution Abatement and Other Ecological Services from Natural and Constructed Wetlands’ describes how natural or constructed wetlands can be used to reduce pollution of freshwater and coa … Read more
