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07 May 2020

UNICEF: Over 5 million children in Yemen are facing a heightened threat of cholera

Very low levels of sanitation services especially in urban areas, use of contaminated water, lack of awareness about basic...

04 May 2020

The 2020 Data Drive: Joining Forces to Report on Progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6

When Member States adopted the SDGs in 2015, they committed to regularly report data to the UN to track...

30 April 2020

UNHCR warns of severe implications for annual monsoon response in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, so far there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection among the Rohingya refugee population. Despite this...

27 April 2020

Managing groundwater for drought resilience in South Asia

This study identifies, analyzes, and recommends management interventions that aid reforms of groundwater governance and, thus, greater sustainability of...

23 April 2020

Online: 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector

The Symposium will bring together scholars, decision-makers and practitioners to discuss the current and future role of capacity development...

20 April 2020

UNEP study on microplastics in wastewater

Microplastics come in a large variety of sizes, colours and chemical compositions, and include fibres, fragments, pellets, flakes, sheets...

16 April 2020

IRC Ton Schouten Award is open for nominations

The Ton Schouten Award targets young communicators within the WASH sector in low and middle income countries, and aim...

13 April 2020

Call for nominations: IWA Women in Water Award

The award showcases an individual’s excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiatives, impact of work and inspiration to...

Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Project

09 April 2020

World Bank launches report on the value of wastewater

The report concludes that not enough is being done to reclaim and utilise this valuable resource and calls for...

06 April 2020

UNICEF Global Framework for Urban WASH

While children in urban areas generally have better access to WASH services compared with children in rural areas, deep...

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