UN-Water Family News
17 June: Desertification and Drought Day
Nearly three quarters of the Earth’s ice-free land has been altered by humans to meet an ever-growing demand for food, raw materials, highways and homes. Fixing damaged ecosystems mitigates against... Read more
New FAO discussion paper on water productivity, yield gap, and nutrition
Food system transformation is needed to address the hundreds of millions of people without adequate access to water or food for a healthy life. Nutrition and malnutrition are inextricably linked... Read more
World Bank host self-paced eLearning course on Water Utility Financing
The World Bank recently launched an online and self-paced learning course on “Water Utility Financing”. The course is primarily designed for water sector professionals to understand why adequately financed utilities... Read more
Two High-Level Panel Sessions hosted at the 2021 European Development Days
During the upcoming 2021 European Development Days, two virtual High-Level Panel Sessions on WASH (June 15) and Transboundary Watersheds (June 16) will be hosted. Organised by the European Commission, the... Read more
Online forum for hydro-environment professionals
The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) host online global forum 5 – 7 July, 2021. The online Forum is a new series of virtual events aimed at... Read more
Strengthening gender equality in access to water, sanitation and hygiene
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) launch new briefing paper on ‘’. The gender briefing paper explores actions that can be... Read more
FAO launch consultation survey to improve the statistical and data services provided
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a short user consultation survey on AQUASTAT, the FAO global information system on water resources and agricultural water... Read more
IWA host Digital World Water Congress 2021
From 24 May – 4 June 2021, the International Water Association (IWA), will be hosting the Digital World Water Congress. This virtual event will focus on a variety of issues... Read more
UNU-INWEH report on ageing water storage infrastructure
Earlier this year, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) released a report on the state of large water storage dams. The report provides an overview of... Read more