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25 July 2017

New policy brief series on wetlands

Constructed wetlands can be used to treat municipal and industrial wastewater as well as stormwater runoff. They may also...

24 July 2017

Third UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters

The Session continued the global dialogue on water and disasters among UN Member States, emphasizing the issue of “...

2009 World Water Day: Effects of Water Scarcity

21 July 2017

New FAO report on drought-responses in Central Asia

The study of six countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – is part of an effort...

20 July 2017

Overview 2016-2017 data collection process and timeline for SDG 6 global indicators

For an overview of the 2016-2017 data collection process and timeline, please see this document (version 6 October 2017).

19 July 2017

On-line Postgraduate Diploma open for applications

The UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development on-line Postgraduate Diploma in Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment focuses on all aspects...

Urbanization in Asia City view of Dhaka.

17 July 2017

UNESCAP workshop on resource management in Asian cities

The UNESCAP and partner project on “Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus” has been assisting 12...

14 July 2017

UNITAR and UN Environment launch environmental governance course

UNITAR and UN Environment launch a 3-hour online course to raise awareness and understanding of how international environmental agreements...

12 July 2017

New publication: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme 2017 report

The report finds that in 2015, 29% of the global population (2.1 billion people) lacked safely managed drinking water...

10 July 2017

Health and hygiene across the life course

Those who suffer most from a lack of safe hygiene are the most vulnerable: women and girls, the elderly...

06 July 2017

SIWI launch #WaterWomen campaign

(Info from SIWI): Images of women as decision makers, water managers, effective water users and stewards are very hard...

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