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6 Mar 2022 THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Security In The Bay Of Bengal
The regional coastline along the Bay of Bengal is home to about 25% of the world's population. Climate-related disruption throughout the region is threatening livelihoods and state security,
4 Mar 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Nigerian Communities Can Sue Shell In UK Courts Over Decades Of Pollution
Two communities on the Niger Delta have won the right to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts over decades of oil pollution that has damaged rivers, coastal areas and farmland as well as health, The UK Supreme Court overruled a previous Appeal Court finding that there was no real issue to be tried...
3 Feb 2021 THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Water Must Be Driving Force In Climate Change Adaptation Policies
Water challenges featured on the agenda as one of the “action themes” at January's Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, hosted virtually by the Netherlands, with more than 30 world leaders stating unequivocally their firm support of climate adaptation action, and marking a return to the world climate stage of the United States...
23 Nov 2020 THE HAGUE
Netherlands Considers Legalisation Of "Water Cremation"
According to Dutch law, a body of a deceased person can be buried, cremated or donated to science but the Government in the Netherlands is considering approval of water cremation, a relatively new technique. Resomation is based on alkaline hydrolysis: the body is placed in a pressurised vessel that is then filled with a mixture of water and lye and heated to around 160 degrees...
1 Oct 2020 THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Human Rights And Water Security In Our Uncertain Times
The latest in a series of guest columns written for OOSKAnews and The Water Diplomat by participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, Tobias Schmitz discusses human rights, water security and climate change in advance of a 13 October UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility high-level webinar on the subject...
2 Sep 2020 Edinburgh, Scotland
New Report Proposes Solutions To The World's Water Conflicts
Water security challenges, and related instances of human conflict, are increasing across the world as populations grow, economies expand, and climate change begins to impact the hydrological cycle, says a new report published 2 September.“Ending Conflicts Over Water: Solutions to Water and Security Challenges”, which has been produced by authors from the World Resources Institute (Charles Iceland; Ayushi Trivedi) and the Pacific Institute (Peter Gleick) with the Water, Peace and Security Partnership, describes a global rise in water-related conflict, observing political instability and intensifying driving factors, including population growth, economic expansion, severe and prolonged drought, climate change, pollution, the destruction of natural landscapes, upstream infrastructure development (such as dams and diversions), inefficient water use in agriculture, poor water resources management and weak institutions...
19 May 2020 THE HAGUE
IWA World Water Congress Postponed To 2021
Due to the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is being postponed and will now take place on 9-14 May 2021. It will still be held in the wonderful city of Copenhagen.
19 May 2020 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
"Outstanding Environmental Peace" Prize For Water, Peace and Security Partnership
The Water, Peace and Security partnership (WPS) has been announced as recipient of the 2020 Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace. The Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace recognises contributions to sustainable development, environmental governance, natural resource management and environmental conflict management from an ecological perspective...
19 Feb 2020 MUNICH, Germany
Water Insecurity As A Driver Of Global Instability
A new report, compiled and written by international military and security experts, provides a global overview of security risks specifically as they relate to changing climate. It recommends “climate-proofing” international security (including infrastructure, institutions and policies) as well as significant reduction in emissions in order to contain, if not avert, significant-to-catastrophic security threats...
19 Dec 2019 WASHINGTON DC, United States
Water Diplomacy Talks - - Charles Iceland, World Resources Institute
Charles Iceland, Director of Global and National Water Initiatives, World Resources Institute (WRI) speaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. (LINK) Iceland explains a newly launched learning tool which claims to predict, with 86 percent accuracy, the risk of violent conflicts up to 12 months ahead of time...
11 Dec 2019 ROTTERDAM, Netherlands
Water's Role In Coordination And Coherence Of Climate Action
A new background paper produced for the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) describes “climate-resilient water management " as "the common ground and a unifying agenda for water and climate change adaptation”.Water experts from international institutions, academia, and NGOs produced Adaptation’s Thirst: Accelerating The Convergence Of Water And Climate Action which offers guidance to answer the question: what can the water community do to help advance targets for climate change adaptation, and what can the climate community do to help advance targets for water resilience?The authors, led by the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), maintain that “adaptation to climate change is not a quest for a single fix for a static problem; adaptation is putting in place levers and tools for adapting a complex system to a dynamically changing future...
10 Nov 2019 THE HAGUE
Hydro-hegemony Conference Discusses Representation And Power Structures
Representation matters in water cooperation. It relates to who sits at the table, and who decides what the problem is and how it should be addressed. It also relates to which perspectives are promoted and which are marginalized. In other words, if you or your interests are not present when decisions are being made, you may very well lose out!