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11 January 2018

FAO guide to land degradation assessments

A new manual from FAO, Land Degradation Assessment in Small Island Developing States provides a simple and structured way...

08 January 2018

Frontiers 2017 - emerging issues of environmental concern

Environmental change too often becomes environmental degradation in the form of air, water and soil pollution; deforestation, soil erosion...

05 January 2018

IFAD’s rural solutions

As natural resources become more scarce, herders who migrate seasonally have to travel long distances to find water and...

02 January 2018

UNU policy brief on accelerating implementation of SDG 6

The findings of the brief state that: • Effective national enabling environments that accelerate SDG implementation are built on...

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27 December 2017

SIWI release scientific seminars for World Water Week 2018

Building upon the theme, the nine are the scientific core of the Week. The seminars cover issues such as...

21 December 2017

ECLAC publication about water-food-energy nexus in Costa Rica

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) now launch a publication about the water-food-energy nexus in...

18 December 2017

UN Environment launch pollution report

The report states that freshwater bodies, on which billions of people depend for water, food and transport, are heavily...

14 December 2017

OECD Water Governance Initiative

The meeting gathered more than 70 practitioners, policymakers and representatives from major stakeholder groups. Delegates were updated on Water...

12 December 2017

Integrated monitoring: 75 countries share experiences for way forward

The purpose of the workshop was to provide a platform, for countries and United Nations entities, for sharing experiences...

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11 December 2017

UN Heads call for assistance to address linked climate change, biodiversity and desertification threats

“We are calling for the establishment of a new Project Preparation Facility to bridge this gap and promote an...

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