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Flash floods in Chad kill 10 and leave 120,000 people displaced
Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced by flash floods caused by heavy rains across Chad in the month just ended. At least 32,000 of the affected persons are in the... Read more
Heavy floods devastate displaced and host communities in Sudan
Heavy seasonal rains have caused flash floods and rivers to burst their banks, including the Nile in the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman, and affected thousands of internally... Read more
Water accounting in the Nile River Basin
The Nile River Basin faces a huge challenge in terms of water security. With an expected doubling of the population in the basin in the next twenty-five years, water supply... Read more
IUCN report explains sustainable agriculture
The new IUCN report Approaches to sustainable agriculture aims to shed some light on the abundance of understandings and terminology in the field – the many different approaches, practices, concepts –... Read more
9th World Water Forum hosted under the theme: Water Security for Peace and Development
The 9th World Water Forum will be hosted in Senegal, on March 22-27 2021, under the theme: Water Security for Peace and Development. The forum focuses on the 2030 Agenda for... Read more
Apply for UNU PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste
The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) is accepting applications from graduates in engineering, social sciences, and natural sciences for its PhD... Read more
Week on water for development starting today
The Week on Water for Development (WW4D) with its overarching theme “Every drop counts – Water in exceptional times” is a virtual five-day conference from 24 to 28 August 2020.... Read more
Policy briefs provide recommendations on satellite-based crop insurance
Three new policy briefs from CGIAR Water, Land and Ecosystems, show how satellite-based insurance can strengthen disaster management, gender equity and institution led social inclusivity. The three new policy briefs provide recommendations... Read more
Abstract submission open for IAHR World Congress 2021
The 39th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) World Congress ‘From Snow to Sea’ will be held in Granada, Spain, from 4 to 9 July 2021. The congress... Read more