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21 April 2025

High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation

The event will be hosted by the Government of Tajikistan with support from the United Nations, United Nations Educational...

On 8 August 2020, Rebecca Akamasi carries her child Akal Akamasi across a small inlet off Lake Turkana beyond Kalokol town.

17 April 2025

Comprehensive FAO analysis published for improved disaster risk reduction and management systems

These reports highlight the increasing threats of droughts, floods, and water scarcity to food production, urging governments to adopt...

14 April 2025

Drought and Gender: New FAO publication and learning course

The report “Mainstreaming gender in national drought plans, national action plans and national policies” highlights critical strategies that can...

10 April 2025

OECD and IsDB to Host 12th Roundtable on Financing Water in Jeddah

Bringing together governments, investors, financial institutions, and regulators, the discussions will explore innovative funding models, emphasizing risk-sharing, asset maintenance...

04 April 2025

41st UN-Water Meeting

UN-Water Chair and IFAD President Alvaro Lario opened proceedings, with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water, Retno Marsudi...

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...

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