Noticias sobre Niger
African and global institutional investors sign on to new $500m infrastructure fund
The fund will catalyse further investment flows into critical infrastructure, including energy, transportation, telecommunications, and water.
In times of water stress, countries highlight importance of transboundary cooperation
The meeting welcomed the four new Parties to the Water Convention, and numerous countries also reported on progress in their process of accession to join the Convention.
Namibia becomes first Southern African country to join United Nations Water Convention
Namibia’s accession will help to consolidate the long-standing commitment to transboundary water cooperation in Southern Africa.
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).
Salt-eating algae and rainwater harvesting treatment ideas presented at UN Gamechanger Challenge
Standing on a stage in a New York high-rise building, 19-year-old Meinke van Oenen hoisted a small glass bottle of greenish water in the air, and proclaimed that the algae in the bottle are “the green gold that defeats salt”.
UN conference marks watershed moment to tackle global water crisis and ensure water-secure future
The UN 2023 Water Conference in New York culminated with a breakthrough response to the global water crisis.
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.
New report: Top 10 climate disasters cost the world billions in 2022
Study identifies the year’s 10 costliest extreme events influenced by the climate crisis - each caused more than $3 billion in damage. Report also examines 10 other extreme events that caused massive human and environmental damage, mostly in the poorest countries.
2022: a year of extreme weather felt through water
Climate change is making itself felt with more frequent an intense droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world.
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers
WMO reports on freshwater availability in a changing climate.
Microplastic pollution threats the world’s coastal lagoons
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution.
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.
Unusual rain patterns lead to flooding in different regions of the world
Heavy rainfall and flooding have affected different parts of the world in 2022, sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to water and sustainability.