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01 June 2023

FAO launches the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure for Food Security, Climate Adaptation and Social Inclusion

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure during a...

29 May 2023

Virtual issue of Natural Resources Forum focusing on water

The Natural Resources Forum, is a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal, that seeks to address gaps in current knowledge...

26 May 2023

Informal Stakeholder Dialogue for Inputs to the Political Declaration of the 2023 SDG Summit

The outcome of the 2023 SDG Summit, that marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, will...

25 May 2023

UN Global Compact: “Businesses must come together to tackle the global water crisis”

The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact for businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially...

22 May 2023

World Youth Parliament for Water promotes #FillUpTheGlass campaign

The World Youth Parliament for Water is a network of young people from over 80 countries taking action on...

19 May 2023

Global Water Operators Partnerships Congress hosted in Bonn 22-25 May

Reliable water and sanitation services are critical in difficult times, yet conflict, rapid population growth, climate change, ecosystem degradation...

16 May 2023

Summary of Proceedings - UN 2023 Water Conference

The UN 2023 Water Conference saw the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, representing voluntary commitments of nations and...

15 May 2023

UNU-INWEH: Global Water Security 2023 Assessment

Undertaken midway into the Water Action Decade (2018-2028) and the Sustainable Development Goal era (2015-2030), the report aims to...

11 May 2023

‘Freshwater Challenge’ launched by coalition of governments

The Freshwater Challenge, championed by the governments of Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Mexico, and Zambia...

08 May 2023

22 May 2023 - Virtual event for International Day for Biological Diversity

In December 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted with the aim of halting and reversing the loss...

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