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27 Jan 2017 - Synthesis Report JPG
27 January 2017

Synthesis Report for SDG6 in-depth review

“Switzerland is pleased to join Germany and the Netherlands to support UN-Water’s SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water...
Neil Palmer CIAT, Creative Commons Attribution
27 January 2017

GEMI starts global baseline roll-out

Global implementation of SDG 6 monitoring will be multi-phased and initially focus on establishing a global baseline for the...
27 Jan 2017 Why waste water JPG
27 January 2017

Why waste water?

11 January 2017

Global implementation of SDG 6 monitoring – the 2017 baseline process

Global implementation of SDG 6 monitoring was initiated in early 2017 following a thorough process of developing, testing and...
15 Nov 2016
15 November 2016

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: International Conference on Resource Management Strategies

At the inaugural DNC in 2015, over 350 participants from 65 countries and all continents came together in Dresden...
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10 November 2016

What is needed to implement SDG 6 monitoring at country level?

To take stock of the pilot testing of the draft monitoring methodologies for SDG 6 global indicators, a «work-in-progress»...
07 Nov 2016 JPG
07 November 2016

Video from COP22 water event

GLAAS workshop 2016. Photo credit: IRC
04 November 2016

Inspiring GLAAS workshop with Southern African countries

12 October 2016

What is the purpose of global indicators?

The purpose of the global indicators, which will be reported on with one national aggregate per indicator, is to...
06 Oct 2016 JPG
06 October 2016

Water and Jobs at European Parliament

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