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Nigeria and Iraq join UN Water Convention
Nigeria and Iraq have become the 48th and 49th Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention).
10 states in Africa, Middle East and Latin America commit to join key water-sharing treaty
In an unprecedented political push for cross-border water cooperation, Ministers from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East have declared at the UN Water Conference their country’s resolve to join a key United Nations accord known as the Water Convention.
UN water experts: The world is off-track to meet its sustainable water goal by 2030
3 out of 4 people currently live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services than water-related disasters, reveals the new UN global water security assessment.
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children
As world leaders prepare to attend the historic UN Water Conference, UNICEF calls for urgent investment in climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to protect children.
Niger joins crucial United Nations transboundary water-sharing accord
For Niger, the decision to join the agreement is significant, because it shares 90 per cent of its water resources with its neighbours.
UN: Trapped sediment in dams ‘endangers’ water supplies
Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity, and total losses will reach 23% to 28% by 2050, UN research warns.
Itron signs contract to modernize electricity, gas and water infrastructure in Florida
Gainesville regional utilities to improve data collection accuracy and operational efficiency with Itron’s IIoT network solution.
Cameroon becomes 6th African country to join the UN Water Convention
Cameroon became the 47th Party to the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) following the…
559 million children exposed to high heatwave frequency, rising to 2 billion by 2050
UNICEF warns urgent action is needed to increase funding for adaptation to protect children and vulnerable communities from worsening heatwaves and other climate shocks.
River deltas are at risk of drowning
Deltas are necessarily transient: the supply of new river sediment compensates for the subsidence and helps to maintain the delta surface above sea level.
Hot topic: green building design
As climate change impacts are felt increasingly around the world, there has never been a more urgent time than right now to make significant and long-lasting changes to the way in which we operate.
Africa needs investment to tackle climate change, warns WMO
Climate Action in Africa gains momentum, but more is needed.
UNICEF: Children suffering dire drought in parts of Africa are ‘one disease away from catastrophe’
Number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia without reliable access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in the space of five months, meanwhile children in the Sahel also facing extremely high levels of water vulnerability.
NASA Studies Find Previously Unknown Loss of Antarctic Ice
New research on Antarctica, including the first map of iceberg calving, doubles the previous estimates of loss from ice shelves and details how the continent is changing.
Stakeholders Identify Financing as Major Constraint in Malawi’s Quest to Meet Water 2030 Targets
Development partners in the Water and Sanitation sector in Malawi have bemoaned the financial gap that is hampering access to clean water.
Lakes are in hot water as climate change creates a cauldron of issues
As intense heatwaves grip the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Portugal, at times exceeding temperatures 40C, as well as parts of North America and Asia, lakes around the world are feeling the heat from climate change, which is creating a cascade of ecological and environmental issues.
Floating ecosystem will leave legacy for BlueTech Forum
Vancouver’s iconic Trout Lake in John Hendry Park will be the location of a new floating ecosystem to showcase the social and environmental benefits of aquatic restoration.
Where rivers jump course: First global compilation of river avulsions
Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both fostered and threatened civilizations throughout history.
UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure
Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in 2015, just 29 African nations have made some progress over the past three to five years, 25 have made none, according to the UN's first-ever assessment of water security in Africa.
How new guidelines pave the path to better sanitation in Africa
This week’s World Water Forum, taking place in Dakar, Senegal, is a timely reminder of how the world is slipping behind its commitment to achieve universal access to safe sanitation by 2030.