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7 Jun 2022 DAKAR, Senegal

9th World Water Forum Synthesis Report Approved

The government of Senegal, the World Water Council, and the Executive Committee of the Forum have approved the synthesis report of the 9th World Water Forum. “A Blue Deal on water security and sanitation for peace and development”, summarises the results of a new form of integrated and results-oriented dialogue.

2 Jun 2022 GENEVA

DRC: ICRC Boosts Access To Safe Water

New approaches and partnerships are an essential component to increase the long-term stability of a region that has endured successive conflicts and crises for far too long.

2 Jun 2022 GENEVA

WHO Global Water, Sanitation And Hygiene Annual Report 2020

Summary information on WASH activities in 2020

2 Jun 2022 JAKARTA, Indonesia

Prioritise Water And Sanitation For Health, Climate And TheEconomy

‘Building Forward Better for Recovery and Resilience’ seen as a critical opportunity to link water and sanitation with other sectors with a view to the transversal integration of water and sanitation across government policies.

25 May 2022 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Arctic Institute Attributes City Of Iqaluit’s Recurring Water Crises To Climate Change

Frequency of water crises attributed to climate change and poor water resource management. Low levels of precipitation and growing population contribute to unresolved problems.

12 May 2022 CAIRO, Egypt

Egypt Signs Cooperation Protocol With Netherlands

Integrated water resource management, deployment of modern water reuse technology and information sharing are embedded in new Egypt-Netherlands protocol.

12 May 2022 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Water Security Through Desalination Investment

The UAE has prioritized achievement of SDG 6 and has increased investment in desalination projects at a rate of 3 percent per annum in combination with other national strategic projects. Total investment in new plants has reached $2.1 Billion USD.

11 May 2022 MUSCAT

Major Oman Desal Project In Trials

Oman Water and Wastewater Services company has started the trial run for a new water pipeline project worth RO150 million ($388 million) from Sohar desalination plant to A’Dhahirah. Ibrahim Hamad Al Hasani, Senior Manager of the project said that the water pipeline is 230 km long and that 15 water tanks were built (with a capacity of 451,000 cu m) in the wilayats of Sohar, Ibri and Dhank...

3 May 2022 HAMILTON, Canada

New Africa Assessment: Slow To No Progress

UN University has launched a first-of-its-kind assessment of water security in Africa and the results are alarming. Reliable data is limited; in some cases, "progress" has to be "guesstimated".

3 May 2022 STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Water Diplomacy Talks - Integrating Water Management Across Sectors And Scales

Water Diplomacy Talks and OOSKAnews Voices are a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community. 

Marianne Kjellén (PhD), Senior Water Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), works with UNDP’s Water & Ocean Governance Programme at the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. In UNDP’s Global Policy Network (GPN) Marianne contributes with thought leadership, policy advocacy and technical support on water governance. She engages with global and international processes and supports project implementation and oversight on water governance-related substance. Prior to re-joining the UNDP in 2016, she worked for the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the Stockholm University and many years for the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).

30 Apr 2022 NEW YORK NY

Less Water For Cities. Globally.

São Paulo. Cape Town. Now Santiago and Los Angeles. Cities around the world are being forced to live with less water, as global warming melts glaciers, diminishes snow packs and exacerbates decades of water mismanagement. Not just less water for now. Maybe less water forever. Los Angeles and many of its suburbs will soon restrict outdoor watering to once a week — and if that doesn’t work, ban outdoor watering altogether...

26 Apr 2022 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Agricultural Trade Impacts Groundwater, Food Security, Energy

The use of groundwater has facilitated a doubling in international trade in food and agricultural products since 1995 but groundwater governance mechanisms with joint management of resources are urgently needed to control aggressive depletion of resources.