UN-Water Family News

New FAO report on drought-responses in Central Asia
Drought is an ordinary and accepted part of everyday life in Central Asia, but climate change and increasing economic demands pose a... Read more

On-line Postgraduate Diploma open for applications
The new UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goal for water (SDG 6) is leading to an increased demand for knowledge, understanding and capacity in... Read more

UNESCAP workshop on resource management in Asian cities
Managing rapidly growing cities is one of the most critical challenges facing Asia and the Pacific. Energy, water, and food are the... Read more

UNITAR and UN Environment launch environmental governance course
A safe and secure environment is one the fundamental requirements for sustainable development. There are over 500 hundred environmental agreements in place... Read more

Health and hygiene across the life course
Sustainable Development Goal 6 represents some of the most influential cross-cutting topics in the world: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). For too long,... Read more

SIWI launch #WaterWomen campaign
Women play critical roles in all aspects of water governance, yet they are visibly missing from the water dialogue. (Info from SIWI): Images of women as... Read more

WaterAid stories from the Indus Delta
WaterAid and the H&M Foundation have partnered for a three-year program to provide sanitation, water and hygiene promotion in schools, with an aim to... Read more

Does improved irrigation technology save water?
Unsustainable water use (over-drafted aquifers, seasonally dry rivers, disappearing lakes and wetlands) is a problem across the world. This is especially true in the... Read more

UNESCO publication on forest management and the Impact on water resources
The publication entitled “Forest Management and the Impact on Water Resources: a Review of 13 Countries” provides country-based summaries... Read more