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World Bank launch Farmer-led Irrigation Development Guide
By 2050, the world’s population will reach 10 billion people and global food demand will increase by 60%. This challenge is intensified by agriculture’s extreme vulnerability to climate change. The... Read more
New UNICEF report highlights attacks on water and sanitation facilities
UNICEF has warned that attacks on water and sanitation facilities and workers in conflicts around the world are putting the lives of millions of children at risk and deny children... Read more
Webinar: Impact of Sanitation and Water for All
On Monday 12 July, Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) host the webinar Impact of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA): High-Level Processes on Political Prioritization of WASH during COVID-19.... Read more
UN Global Compact: business narrative and call for health resilient climate action
An UN Global Compact action-oriented narrative synthesizes key insights gathered through a series of webinars organized in 2020 on the climate-nature-health nexus, in the framework of the Business Ambition for... Read more
FAO host science days side event on water management for food system transformation
In the preparation of the upcoming report on the State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations... Read more
Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 1 July 2021 – Billions of people around the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the... Read more
The Fifth UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters
Millions of people around the world have been affected and thousands of people lost their lives due to water-related disasters which are increasingly frequent with the impact of various global... Read more
Water Dialogues for Results, Bonn 2021
The Water Dialogues for Results, on 1 July 2021 in Bonn, are about “accelerating cross-sectoral SDG 6 implementation”. This high-level conference is being convened by the German Government to support... Read more
New UNDRR report launched with stark warnings that drought could be next pandemic
The United Nations is urging countries to take urgent action on water and land management and tackling climate change in order to reduce the impact of drought across the world.... Read more