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5 Dec 2021 NIAMEY, Niger

World Bank Support For Niger Water Services

Project will affect about 3 million people, is designed to strengthen management of water resources: increase access to services and improve resilience to climate-induced water variability.

5 Dec 2021 INCHEON, South Korea

GCF Board Accelerates Climate Finance

Green Climate Fund (GCF) approves record- breaking 13 new projects for mitigation and adaptation action, with $1.2 Billion USD in GCF resources allocated for climate action.

5 Dec 2021 DAMASCUS, Syria

Climate Change And Conflict: 5 Million Without Access To Safe Water In Syria

Crisis comes on the back of a decade-old conflict, an economic crisis and struggles to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 Dec 2021 TEHRAN, Iran

Multiple Arrests Follow Violent Iran Water Protests

Protesters chanted "Plundered for 20 years" and "the water must return”.

12 Nov 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

COP26: Declaration On Forests And Land Use

Donor countries have pledged to provide $12 Billion USD (£8.75 billion) of public climate finance from 2021 to 2025 to a new Global Forest Finance Pledge.

9 Nov 2021 Washington DC, United States

Up to 42,000 Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Could Be Polluting US Water

New report quantifies toxic "forever chemicals" in US water as USEPA strengthens testing requirements.

2 Nov 2021 Washington DC, United States

United States: Intelligence Advisory Issued Following Ongoing Cyber Attacks On Nation's Water Infrastructure

Advisory discloses three previously unreported ransomware attacks which hit facilities in Nevada, Maine, and California earlier this year.

2 Nov 2021 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Three US Intelligence Agencies Warn Of Climate Change Impacts

Effects of climate change will increase competition for water resources, causing food scarcity and heightening social tensions around the world within 20 to 30 years.

31 Oct 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Report And Video: Water Security Under Climate Change

High-level Forum, Glasgow, pre-COP26 (recorded footage is linked): On the eve of COP26, Ministers, heads of international organisations, leading figures from public and private sectors, eminent academics from different parts of the world and from different disciplines, gathered to discuss water security challenges under climate change.