United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a international organization that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Uzbekistan, Japan, and UNDP partner to transform water governance in the Aral Sea Region
A signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Water Resources marked the official launch of the UNDP's new landmark project “Strengthening Water Resources Governance and Resilience to Climate Change in the Aral Sea Region”. UNDP and Japan partner for this transformative initiative in Uzbekistan with generous financial support from the Government of Japan with a total […]
Climate change’s impact on coastal flooding to increase 5-times over this century, says UNDP
Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are at the forefront, projected to lose significant land and critical infrastructure to permanent inundation. Hundreds of highly populated cities will be exposed to increased flood risk on our current emissions pathway.
UNDP at the UN Water Conference: Robust actions needed to manage, conserve and protect water
World leaders will convene from 22-24 March at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York to scale up action to tackle the global water crisis. The last UN Conference on the theme of water was 44 years ago, in 1977. This week’s Conference comes at a critical time when the world is facing a global water emergency that puts […]
On tap: How the Maldives is restoring water security on its most vulnerable outer islands
In 2014, the then-President of the Maldives was forced to cut short an overseas trip to tackle an unfolding water crisis in the capital, Malé. With no water flowing in one of the most densely populated capitals of the world, and more than a third of the population left without water for drinking, bathing, cleaning, and cooking, the […]
Japan funds US$ 1.2 million to improve sanitation in Yemen
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) welcomes a US$ 1.2 million contribution from the Government of Japan to establish a new project, Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Support for Crisis Affected Communities in Hadramout. Amid ongoing violent conflict, increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather systems have resulted in widespread damage and destruction to WASH infrastructure […]
Sudan, Green Climate Fund & UNDP sign grant to support 3.7m people with climate-resilient water
The Green Climate Fund approved US$25.6 million in new funding for an innovative climate resilience project in Sudan, designed to promote agriculture, health, and food and water security. Around 1.2 million people from subsistence farming and nomadic pastoralist communities across nine states are set to directly benefit, with an additional 2.5 million people to benefit indirectly. "Addressing the […]
Ensuring urban poor women’s access to hygiene items amid pandemic in Bangladesh
As the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic, women are having to battle a multitude of issues, starting from gender-based violence and discrimination, to dwindling access to sexual and reproductive health supplies. With relief activities focused primarily on food, women’s access to sanitary napkins and other hygiene necessities are often overlooked. With support from the United […]
Rainwater harvesting as a method of climate change adaptation
In dozens of drought-hit districts across Jamaica, students as young as six, unemployed young people, and prisoners on the road to rehabilitation are learning how to grow plenty of food in areas where water is scarce. Rainwater harvesting — a simple, time-proven method of climate change adaptation is now being tested and observed by students and teachers […]
“Water is a cross-cutting issue which is crucial for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda”
To get a better understanding of the World Water Day, celebrated 22nd March, and address the reasons why so many people are being left behind, we speak to Dr Marianne Kjellén, Senior Water Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on how the organization is working to achieve the water goal (#SDG6) by 2030. […]