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7 Sep 2019 STOCKHOLM, Sweden

World's Poorest Suffer Under Weak Government Systems, Funding Gap: GLAAS Report

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN-Water have published the most recent version of the UN-Water Global Assessment and Analysis of Sanitation and Drinking-Water 2019 (known as the GLAAS Report).The survey of 115 countries and territories reveals that weak government systems and lack of human resources and funds continue to hamper the delivery of water and sanitation (WASH) services in the world’s poorest countries and that efforts to ensure adequate services for all have been undermined...

26 Mar 2019 NAIROBI

Google, UNEP Partnership Will Make Water Data Globally Accessible

Water scarcity is widely considered to be the next major issue impacting the world over the coming years. One way to start tackling the problem is by getting a better understanding of current conditions. Google has partnered with UN Environment and others to provide free and open data on the natural resource around the world...

19 Mar 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

"Leaving No One Behind": 2019 United Nations World Water Development Report

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2019 (WWDR), launched March 19 with the theme "Leaving No One Behind", argues that fulfilling the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for all can also significantly contribute to the achievement of the broad set of goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: from food and energy security, to economic development and environmental sustainability...

6 Dec 2018 KATOWICE, Poland

WaterAid Calls For COP Recognition Of WASH As Part Of Climate Change Adaptation

Sudan, Niger and Pakistan are the top 3 countries with the most threatened water supply, based on new analysis by Water Aid of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative measures of access to water, climate patterns and water usage rates.UN Water has estimated that 3.6 billion people lived in water-scarce areas in 2016, a number expected to increase to around 5 billion by 2050...

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31 Jan 2017 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

“UN-Water” – a World Water Day Campaign

UN-Water, a coagulation of United Nations agencies, has declared that World Water Day (22nd March, 2017) is “all about wastewater, and how we should be reducing and reusing it rather than letting it go down the drain”, encouraging individuals to “download your inspiration” and “share what you are doing” ( www...

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4 May 2015 NEW YORK, NY, United States

Financing Key to Achieving Water, Sanitation SDGs: UN

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on water and sanitation will require concerted and combined efforts from countries around the world to mobilize adequate funding from all sources -- public and private, domestic and international, according to a UN report released last week.The report, "A compilation of aspects on the means of implementation: water and sanitation," details some of the actions and conditions needed to meet the proposed SDG 6 – “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all -- and SDG 17 -- “strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” in the context of water and sanitation...

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19 Nov 2014 GENEVA, Switzerland

Funding Gaps Limit Progress in Achieving Universal Water, Sanitation Access: UN

Insufficient financing overall, funding gaps in rural areas, weak national capacity, gaps in monitoring, and neglect for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools and health facilities are among the biggest factors limiting progress toward universal access to clean drinking water and safe sanitation services worldwide, according to a new UN-Water-World Health Organization (WHO) report, released to mark World Toilet Day on November 19th...

4 Sep 2013 ABU DHABI

GCC Plans Over $300 Billion in Water Investments

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a thriving economy that is heavily investing in water to meet its growing water demand, sustainably. Over USD300 billion will be invested in GCC water sustainability projects between the period of 2012 – 2022, presenting vast business opportunities to leading regional and global providers of cutting- edge water technologies...

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