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Female farmer in a the field, Madagascar

08 May 2025

FAO Launches Call for Land, Soil, and Water Solutions to Mark 80th Anniversary

FAO invites its Members to submit proven, innovative, and scalable solutions that have strengthened food security and promoted resilient...

05 May 2025

6th Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Congress

The Congress will provide a platform for networking, innovation, and collaboration. Attendees will engage with industry pioneers, explore cutting-edge...

01 May 2025

UNU-EHS report: Interconnected Disaster Risks - Turning Over A New Leaf

“Interconnected Disaster Risks: Turning Over A New Leaf”, launched on 9 April 2025, is the latest edition in a...

School children filling blue buckets with water.

28 April 2025

New GLAAS white paper: Improving monitoring of the means of implementation for water and sanitation

This new strategic assessment explores the progress and challenges in implementing and monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG...

24 April 2025

3rd Pan-African Implementation and Partnership Conference on Water

PANAFCON is a high-level forum dedicated to advancing water security, governance, and sustainable management in Africa. The 2025 meeting...

21 April 2025

High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation

The event will be hosted by the Government of Tajikistan with support from the United Nations, United Nations Educational...

On 8 August 2020, Rebecca Akamasi carries her child Akal Akamasi across a small inlet off Lake Turkana beyond Kalokol town.

17 April 2025

Comprehensive FAO analysis published for improved disaster risk reduction and management systems

These reports highlight the increasing threats of droughts, floods, and water scarcity to food production, urging governments to adopt...

Women fetching water in Ethiopia, seen from behind.

14 April 2025

Drought and Gender: New FAO publication and learning course

The report “Mainstreaming gender in national drought plans, national action plans and national policies” highlights critical strategies that can...

10 April 2025

OECD and IsDB to Host 12th Roundtable on Financing Water in Jeddah

Bringing together governments, investors, financial institutions, and regulators, the discussions will explore innovative funding models, emphasizing risk-sharing, asset maintenance...

04 April 2025

41st UN-Water Meeting

UN-Water Chair and IFAD President Alvaro Lario opened proceedings, with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water, Retno Marsudi...

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