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Solar powered water pump with men in front

28 October 2024

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP16

A special ‘Water Section’ will be featured in the event's Green Zone, offering a platform to present innovative solutions...

Women working in vegetable garden, Madagascar

24 October 2024

International Soil and Water Forum 2024 and World Soil Day

The event will mark the world’s first high-level action plan on halting and reversing soil degradation and water scarcity...

21 October 2024

12th World Urban Forum

Returning to Africa after two decades, WUF12 will centre on the theme of “Sustainable Cities and Communities”, including a...

17 October 2024

WMO: State of Global Water Resources 2023

Glaciers also suffered their largest mass loss in 50 years, marking the second consecutive year of significant ice loss...

15 October 2024

The World Food Forum 2024

This flagship event, which caps off a year of global activities, serves as a platform to unite experts, changemakers...

10 October 2024

Next United Nations Water Conference hosted in 2026

The next United Nations Water Conference will be held in 2026. The General Assembly resolution (A/78/L.110) entitled “Modalities of...

07 October 2024

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents and can become...

03 October 2024

FAO Rome Water Dialogue 2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold its third Rome Water Dialogue on 17...

Animation of toilet and text: toilets a place for peace

30 September 2024

World Toilet Day 2024: Toilets - A Place for Peace

World Toilet Day is an annual United Nations Observance promoted through a worldwide public campaign that encourages action to...

Fei demonstrates his smart irrigation system on his orchard in Dongliang village, Shaanxi, China.

26 September 2024

IFAD: Meet the young people in Asia making irrigation smarter

In Cambodia, 21-year-old Sokkim Neak co-founded CAM-Science, a start-up that allows farmers to control irrigation using mobile phones. This...

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