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Water flows through the news every day. Many stories about climate change, economics, politics, culture and leisure have a water-related dimension. Explore what UN-Water’s Members and Partners are doing around the world on water.

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WHO: Safe, climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities - an overview

Across all health care settings, functional basic infrastructure is indispensable to delivering high-quality health care and services to patients...

World Bank Group: Climate Shocks: Estimates of People Exposed, Vulnerable, and at High Risk

Over 4.5 billion people, more than half the global population, face high risks from extreme weather such as floods...

UNEP: Nature-based solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030

Launched at the COP 16 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, the “Decent Work...

IOM report: Who Are Climate Migrants?

“Who Are Climate Migrants? A Global Analysis of the Profiles of Communities Affected by Weather-Related Internal Displacements” seeks to...

World Bank: Water Security and Climate Change - Insights from Country Climate and Development Reports

Understanding how the water sector is integrated into CCDRs is essential for identifying emerging strategies that address both climate...

Freshwater Challenge gains major funding as membership reaches 50

The Freshwater Challenge reached 50 members after Kazakhstan and Australia officially joined the world’s largest ever freshwater restoration and...

UNCCD report: Planetary boundaries - Confronting the global crisis of land degradation

The report, “Stepping back from the precipice: Transforming land management to stay within planetary boundaries”, has been produced under...

UNU: Invest in Nature to Cut Billion-Dollar Costs of Droughts

The report, “Economics of Drought: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions for Drought Resilience – Proaction Pays”, projects that by 2050...

UNCCD: World Drought Atlas

The publication was unveiled at UNCCD COP 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December 2024, as leaders convened to...

FAO: New resources on water use efficiency and water stress

SDG target 6.4 aims to “substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of...

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