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10 September 2020

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...

07 September 2020

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...

03 September 2020

IUCN report explains sustainable agriculture

The new IUCN report Approaches to sustainable agriculture aims to shed some light on the abundance of understandings and...

31 August 2020

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...

MINUSMA meets university students of Bamako

27 August 2020

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...

24 August 2020

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”...

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20 August 2020

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...

17 August 2020

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...

13 August 2020

Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools report - special focus on COVID-19

As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43...

10 August 2020

2020 edition of World Water Week hosted at home

Between 24 and 28 August a broad array of organizations will host virtual sessions on water and climate, open...

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