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31 May 2018

A framework for freshwater ecosystem management

UN Environment has developed a publication series entitled ‘A Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management’. The main aim of the...

28 May 2018

Positive prospects for solar-powered irrigation systems

Modern solar-powered systems offer useful tools to improve water governance, with electronic controller devices able to provide real-time inputs...

24 May 2018

Water scarce cities: thriving in a finite world

The report aims to promote successes, outline challenges and principles, and extract key lessons learned for future efforts. It...

21 May 2018

Wetlands at the center of Nature-based Solutions

UNU-INWEH’s new book puts wetlands at the center of Nature-based Solutions. Through a series of case histories described in...

17 May 2018

UNECA host regional forum

The Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development follows up on and reviews the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in...

14 May 2018

UN Special Rapporteur urges Mongolia to raise standards

Heller’s report highlights existing disparities between nomadic, rural and urban populations, and between apartment-dwellers and those who live in...

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10 May 2018

Application to the Young Water Fellowship 2018 is open!

The Young Water Fellowship Program aims to empower young leaders from low and middle income countries to implement projects...

07 May 2018

Regional political-technical dialogue on water, energy and food nexus hosted in Chile

The first day of the event will be devoted to the presentation of the water, energy and food Nexus...

04 May 2018

Public dialogue on SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation

To provide Member States with the global status on the progress on SDG 6, UN-Water has produced the SDG...

03 May 2018

UNDESA releases new report on funding the SDGS

The 2018 report provides policy options which, if implemented, would put the world on a sustained and sustainable growth...

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