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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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Alvaro Lario UN-Water Chair
12 January 2024

IFAD President Alvaro Lario appointed new UN-Water Chair

The new Chair will lead UN-Water, the inter-agency coordination mechanism for the UN’s work on all freshwater related issues...
World Water Day 2024
10 January 2024

‘Water for Peace’ - World Water Day 2024 campaign launches

When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal or no access, tensions can rise between communities...
Child fetching water in dry area
08 January 2024

World Bank Group report: Droughts and Deficits - The Global Impacts of Droughts on Economic Growth

Pollution, industrial development, agricultural intensification, land use change, and other damaging human activities are degrading and diminishing watersheds, rivers...
Dry landscape
04 January 2024

FAO reports on disasters and drought finance in agriculture

According to FAO, over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has...
Water tap with women in the foreground
01 January 2024

UNDRR: 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released results of the 2023 Global Survey on Persons...
Water and islands
28 December 2023

IWRA 1st Islands Water Congress

The theme of the first edition will be ‘Freshwater and Islands: Administration, Collaboration and Innovation’. The aim of this...
Water for Climate Pavilion 2023
21 December 2023

WHO: COP28 achieves milestone with integration of water, sanitation, health and food systems into Global Goal on Adaptation

The Water for Climate Pavilion, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and featuring WHO as a principal...
Young man writing water on blackboard
18 December 2023

6th Human Rights Youth Challenge

In his latest report, the Special Rapporteur highlights the importance of transboundary waters, given that over half of the...
Flooded area
14 December 2023

Water cooperation must remain at core of climate action, urges UNECE at COP28

The 6th IPCC assessment and the 2023 IPCC synthesis report recognize transboundary risks across the food, energy and water...
Two girls fetching water in deep hole
11 December 2023

Groundwater Correspondents Network

Seventeen correspondents from 17 different countries were selected for this first wave of correspondents. Their contributions will, among other...

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