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20 Nov 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

15 Additional Nations From Africa, The Middle-East, Asia, Latin America Show Interest In Joining UNECE Water Convention

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has announced that an additional 15 countries have expressed interest in joining the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (the UNECE Water Convention). Iraq, Ghana and Togo have announced that the process is well-advanced accession consideration is already at parliament level...

19 Nov 2019 LONDON, United Kingdom

World's Cities Report Climate Change Impacts; Most Lag In Mitigation, Adaptation Measures

Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) global environment disclosure system has released its newest report on cities, revealing that of the 620 respondents in 2018, 530 revealed that they are experiencing the impacts of climate change. The combined population of these cities is over 515 million.From energy, to water supplies, cities are expecting to see many of their most fundamental pillars come under threat in the coming years...

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7 Nov 2019 TEHRAN, Iran

Iran: Water Scarcity Halts Multiple Industrial Projects

Construction of new energy production projects, and upgrade of existing infrastructure in Iran, has been stalled due to a number of different water-related reasons.A list, published in late October by the Reuters news agency, of at least 10 petrochemical, fertilizer and oil refinery projects affected by delay or closure has been compiled from Iranian state media, project managers and/or shareholders...

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5 Nov 2019 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

"The Future Of Water Stewardship": aquaNOW Audience 11 November

Tune in 4.30 PM UK time Monday 11 November HERE for the next “aquaNOW Audience”!The Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, will host the interactive panel discussion, produced by OOSKAnews, engaging international water experts and Scottish expertise in global water-related challenges and solutions, filmed before a live audience and streamed online to a global viewership, with the theme "The Future Of Water Stewardship"...

30 Oct 2019 Washington DC, United States

Yemen Conflict: Fuel Price Escalation Exacerbates Deadly Water Crisis

International aid organisation Oxfam has cut trucked water to thousands of Yemenis because of the increase in fuel prices in the conflict-torn country. Piped water systems installed by Oxfam, which supply a quarter of a million people, are running at around 50 per cent capacity, the agency said 22 October...