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03 April 2025

New WHO research agenda for AMR highlights key WASH priorities

WHO has published a new Research Agenda for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Human Health. Improvements in water sanitation and...

31 March 2025

FAO: AQUASTAT's 30th anniversary

AQUASTAT, FAO’s global information system on water and agriculture, was launched in the 1990s as a cornerstone of FAO’s...

27 March 2025

WMO: State of the Global Climate 2024 report

According to the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica have lost over 9,000 billion tons...

21 March 2025

Celebration of World Water Day 2025 and the 1st World Day for Glaciers

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) co-coordinated the World Water Day...

21 March 2025

UN World Water Development Report 2025: Mountains and Glaciers - Water towers

The 2025 edition of UN-Water’s flagship annual report on water calls attention to the essential services and benefits mountain...

13 March 2025

Global events for World Water Day 2025

To maximize attention on the critical issue of rapidly melting glaciers and their impact on billions of people’s lives...

10 March 2025

Call for Proposals: Youth-Led Flood and Drought Management Projects

Young people are crucial in tackling climate challenges, yet they remain underrepresented in decision-making. This competition empowers youth to...

07 March 2025

2026 United Nations Water Conference: Special Accreditation (First Round)

The United Nations has opened applications for special accreditation to the 2026 UN Water Conference, inviting non-governmental organizations (NGOs)...

03 March 2025

2026 United Nations Water Conference: organizational session

The session is a key part of the preparatory process for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, to be...

03 March 2025

UNESCO: Webinar on Land Subsidence

Aquifer-system compaction and land subsidence due to groundwater pumping is increasingly affecting larger regions and with greater consequences worldwide...

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