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IWA awards
08 June 2023

Call for nominations for the 2023 IWA Water and Development Awards

IWA is the International Water Association, a nonprofit organization and knowledge hub for the water sector, connecting water professionals...
Street view after Flooding in Marikina, Philippines
05 June 2023

Symposium to Commemorate the UN 2023 Water Conference

The UN 2023 Water Conference was held from 22 and 24 March 2023 in New York. The primary aim...
FAO launches the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure for Food Security, Climate Adaptation and Social Inclusion
01 June 2023

FAO launches the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure for Food Security, Climate Adaptation and Social Inclusion

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure during a...
UN 2023 Water Conference
29 May 2023

Virtual issue of Natural Resources Forum focusing on water

The Natural Resources Forum, is a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal, that seeks to address gaps in current knowledge...
United nations General Assembly
26 May 2023

Informal Stakeholder Dialogue for Inputs to the Political Declaration of the 2023 SDG Summit

The outcome of the 2023 SDG Summit, that marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, will...
Women outside water treatment plant
25 May 2023

UN Global Compact: “Businesses must come together to tackle the global water crisis”

The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact for businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially...
Young man writing water on blackboard
22 May 2023

World Youth Parliament for Water promotes #FillUpTheGlass campaign

The World Youth Parliament for Water is a network of young people from over 80 countries taking action on...
Water Resources Management
19 May 2023

Global Water Operators Partnerships Congress hosted in Bonn 22-25 May

Reliable water and sanitation services are critical in difficult times, yet conflict, rapid population growth, climate change, ecosystem degradation...
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16 May 2023

Summary of Proceedings - UN 2023 Water Conference

The UN 2023 Water Conference saw the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, representing voluntary commitments of nations and...
People fetching water
15 May 2023

UNU-INWEH: Global Water Security 2023 Assessment

Undertaken midway into the Water Action Decade (2018-2028) and the Sustainable Development Goal era (2015-2030), the report aims to...

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