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21 Oct 2019 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Global High Level Panel On Water And Peace Activities Reviewed

At October's Budapest Water Summit, the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace (GHLPWP) gathered two years after the publication of its milestone report "A Matter of Survival" formally launched in Geneva and presented in New York at the UN General Assembly in September 2017. The event was facilitated by the Geneva Water Hub acting as the Secretariat of the Panel...

3 Nov 2016 BUDAPEST

Hungarians Care Only Moderately About Sustainability, Says Survey

Forty-two percent of Hungarians show only moderate interest in sustainable development, while their related social sensitivity was found to be low as well, the Hungarian office of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed, detailing the findings of its latest survey carried out in September.

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12 Aug 2016 BUDAPEST

Hungary Supports Flood-hit Macedonia

Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed.

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4 Mar 2016 BUDAPEST

Drought Causes Decreased Garlic Production in Hungary

According to experts, the Hungarian garlic production fell by between 15-20 percent less in 2015 due to the impact of drought, given that the plant is mostly grown around the Mako area without irrigation. There has also been a reduction in the production over a longer period.

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15 Oct 2013 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Budapest Water Summit Closes With Call for Universal Access

The four-day Budapest Water Summit closed last week with the signing of the Budapest Water Summit Statement, a list of 32 policy recommendations surrounding water issues and sustainability “to achieve universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation especially in the growing refugee camps as well as households, schools, health facilities and workplaces...

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10 Oct 2013 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Water Key to Sustainable Development: UN Secretary-General

Water plays a key role in sustainable development, particularly in areas of food security, climate change and sanitation, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said this week.“Water holds the key to sustainable development. We need it for health, food security and economic progress. Yet, each year brings new pressures,” he told participants at the Budapest Water Summit...

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4 Oct 2013 BUDAPEST

Global Leaders Meet in Budapest Next Week for Water Summit

Water policy goals for a sustainable future will be at the top of the agenda when 1200 participants get together in Hungary for the Budapest Water Summit next week. A delegation from GWP will emphasize the need for a dedicated water goal on the post-2015 agenda. GWP Chair Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss took part in a UN Special Event in New York last week, where the successor arrangements to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were discussed...

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4 Sep 2013 BUDAPEST

Hungary to Hold Water Conference in October

The Budapest Water Summit will be held in Budapest between 8 and 11 October 2013. The Summit, organised by the Hungarian Government in cooperation with the UN System and the World Water Council, will be one of the major events of the year relating to water and sanitation. The main objective of the Budapest Water Summit is to take stock of the various developments, within and outside the UN System, in preparing water-related goals for the post Rio+20 development agenda...

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