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05 February 2019

Results and lessons from Phase 1 of the Integrated Monitoring Initiative

On 29-30 January, the GEMI Steering Committee met to discuss results from the first phase of the Integrated Monitoring...
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04 February 2019

The 30th UN-Water Meeting

Participants discussed upcoming high-level events and reports that are being prepared on water and sanitation policy and practice issues...
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04 February 2019

Environmental Flows in the Indicator 6.4.2

The guidelines intend to assist countries in the assessment on water stress by contributing data on environmental flows (EF)...
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31 January 2019

Launch of the SDG 6 Public Dialogue Report

The Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation reviews the global progress made towards achieving...
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31 January 2019

2 February: World Wetlands Day

“Wetlands and climate change”, the theme for 2019, aims to highlight the important role played by wetlands, as natural...
30 January 2019

Indicators 6.5.2 and 6.6.1 updated to tier I

To facilitate the implementation of the global indicator framework, the IAEG-SDGs categorizes the indicators into three different tiers. The...
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28 January 2019

Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation

More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate...
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24 January 2019

World Water Summit hosted in Geneva

The summit will provide a platform for the discussion of technical and governance solutions for the topic “Leaving No...
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21 January 2019

Human rights youth challenge on water & sanitation

The theme for the 2 nd Human Rights Youth Challenge is “ Train stations, public squares, parks, everywhere. Water...
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17 January 2019

World Water Day 2019 - Leaving no one behind

Sustainable Development Goal 6 is crystal clear: water for all by 2030. By definition, this means leaving no one...

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