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Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools report – special focus on COVID-19
As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic... Read more
2020 edition of World Water Week hosted at home
Between 24 and 28 August a broad array of organizations will host virtual sessions on water and climate, open for anyone to tap into – listen to and interact in.... Read more
Strategic foresight to applications of AI to achieve water-related SDGs
New report by the United Nations University Institute on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) uses strategic foresight to study applications of Artificial... Read more
FAO publication on remote sensing for water productivity
Achieving food security in the future while using water resources in a sustainable manner is a major challenge for us and the... Read more
World Bank working paper on governance in irrigation and drainage
A World Bank paper titled Governance in Irrigation and Drainage: Concepts, Cases, and Action-Oriented Approaches—A Practitioner’s Resource explores how irrigation governance can... Read more
FAO and UNCCD launch briefing note on water security and combatting drought
Water scarcity is already widespread and remains on the rise: it is found in nearly every region in... Read more
New policy and guide series to improve water productivity and water use efficiency
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launch new series of Policy and Field... Read more
FAO host ‘Youth Innovation in Land, Soil and Water’ webinar
On Thursday 23rd July, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Land and Water Division, will host the webinar ‘Youth Innovation in Land, Soil and Water’ at... Read more
Call for applications: Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
The United Nations Human Rights Council announce that the call for application for the next Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation now is open.... Read more