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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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World Water Week in Stockholm 2017

UN-Water will convene various sessions and events: “Wastewater, the untapped resource”: UN World Water Development Report 2017 UN-Water Stakeholder...

UNISDR: disaster resilience is a core business issue

The Sendai Framework puts the responsibility on governments to bring about change, but is relatively unusual in the world...

Vacancy as Editor for SDG 6 Synthesis Report

In order to adopt an integrated approach to SDG 6 reporting and, thereby, help policy-makers keep track of global...

Reducing competition for water in Sudan

To avoid conflict and to ensure that the routes do not intrude on farm and agricultural land, tribes may...

IIASA analyses the water-energy-food nexus in East Asia

A new IIASA analysis demonstrates the hidden virtual flows of water, energy, and food embedded in trade, within the...

Mapping climate-related risks in South Asia

The study shows that approximately 750 million people – over 45 percent of the region´s entire population – were...

Preserving wetlands in Algeria

To preserve the land and provide an economic alternative for local communities, UNDP, in collaboration with the Ministry of...

Expanding water supply capacity in China

When China’s grand economic reform kicked off in 1978, the economy started to grow rapidly. Across the country, population...

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...

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 “...

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