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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...

Noori Tales: Stories from the Indus Delta

03 July 2017

WaterAid stories from the Indus Delta

The Swedish-Eritrean photographer Malin Fezehai visited the district of Thatta in the Sindh province of southeast Pakistan, where the...

29 June 2017

Does improved irrigation technology save water?

New FAO report concludes that restoring a balance between sustainable supply and consumption of water requires first physical control...

27 June 2017

UNESCO publication on forest management and the Impact on water resources

The publication seeks to identify similarities and differences in historical forest management, climate, vegetation types and socio-economic conditions that...

22 June 2017

IUCN photo story from wetlands in Tanguar Haor

Over the past decade, the improvements made to the governance of this crucial wetland have been considerable. A photos...

19 June 2017

FAOs' AquaCrop Version 6.0 is now available

The new features of version 6.0 are: It enhances simulation of crop performance in very dry environments. It allows...

15 June 2017

17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification

In just 15 years, the number of international migrants worldwide has risen from 173 million in 2000 to 244...

13 June 2017

Roles and responsibilities SDG monitoring and reporting

Countries Countries are the centre and starting point for all monitoring and oversee national monitoring via their national statistical...

12 June 2017

UNU-Flores host Nexus Seminar on 19 June

On 19 June, the Nexus Seminar No. 21 will be hosted in Dresden with the theme “The role of...

08 June 2017

UN Environment: boat toilets help tackle environmental challenges in Kenya

Most of the rural population still do not have latrines within their homes, which means that open defecation is...

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