News - UNEP-DHI

Building Back Better: Sustainable Wastewater Management for Ukraine Presented at UNEA-7

December 9, 2025

The technical report ‘Sustainable wastewater management as a pillar for the sustainable reconstruction of Ukraine’ underlines the importance of investing in sustainable wastewater management, changing the paradigm of viewing wastewater as a burden to treating it as a valuable resource, integral to solving the most pressing issues facing the Ukrainian Government in the recovery and reconstruction effort.

UNEP-DHI at UNEA-7’s side event ‘The Water Continuum: Uniting Climate, Nature, and People through the flow of the water cycle’

December 5, 2025

UNEP-DHI will be part of the associated event “The Water Continuum: Uniting Climate, Nature, and People through the flow of the water cycle” on 8 December 2025, at Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7).

New Regional Report: Best Practices for Water Security and Resilient Development for West Africa

November 26, 2025

The 2025 Best Practices Manual for IWRM in the WAEMU Region highlights the critical need for effective water resource management to achieve sustainable development goals. It serves as a comprehensive guide for policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders, presenting key challenges and showcasing successful case studies from the region.

Global SDG 6 survey: Has SDG 6 made any difference?

November 17, 2025

UN-Water is conducting a global consultation to inform the 2026 SDG 6 Synthesis Report, reviewing a decade of progress on water and sanitation and shaping priorities beyond 2030. Stakeholders worldwide are invited to share experiences and insights through a 10-minute survey available in six UN languages.

Matthew Emslie-Smith as the Centre’s Senior Specialist, Wetlands and Climate Policy Advisor

October 27, 2025

UNEP-DHI is pleased to welcome Matthew Emslie-Smith as Senior Specialist, Wetlands and Climate Policy Advisor at the UNEP-DHI Centre.

Advancing Water Governance in the Volta River Basin: UNEP-DHI conducts Hydrological Modelling Workshop

September 22, 2025

From 15–19 September 2025, UNEP-DHI conducted a workshop hosted by the Volta Basin authority (VBA) and GWP-WA in Lomé, Togo. This workshop was organised as part of the ReWARD project, to train stakeholders from the six countries of the Volta River Basin.

UN Women: The Gender Snapshot 2025

September 17, 2025

The Gender Snapshot 2025, produced by UN Women and UN DESA, highlights alarming setbacks in achieving gender equality by 2030, including under SDG 6. It warns about persistent inequalities and inadequate funding and provides both case studies about services gaps and success stories.

Planning with Water in Mind: A Science-Based Tool for Protecting the Congo Basin

September 12, 2025

Water sustains life and ecosystems, playing a vital role in the Congo Basin’s carbon-rich peatlands. UNEP-DHI has been developing a tool that helps simulate how development and climate change affect these fragile landscapes. By making scientific data accessible, the Hydrological Decision Support System tool supports informed decisions that balance environmental protection with community needs.

UNEP: Threats and Their Solutions to the World’s Lakes

August 27, 2025

UNEP marks World Lake Day by spotlighting climate change, over-abstraction, and pollution as major threats to lakes, while promoting integrated water management, basin-level approaches and data-driven monitoring as solutions to reverse their decline.

Celebrating World Lake Day 2025

August 26, 2025

The World Lake Day highlights the importance of lakes, which hold over 90% of the planet’s surface freshwater. They are also vital for climate resilience. However, lakes face increasing threats. UNEP-DHI supports sustainable lake management through integrated water resources approaches, combining policy advice, project support, and advanced tools for monitoring and data analysis.

UNEP-DHI at World Water Week 2025

August 20, 2025

The World Water Week 2025 focuses on addressing the linked emergencies of climate change, environment degradation and biodiversity loss, emphasizing both mitigation and adaptation alongside the broader goal of enhancing resilience. UNEP-DHI will be present and contribute to sessions at World Water Week 2025. You can see the programme here.

Cambodia and Lao PDR launch IWRM Action Plans to Strengthen Climate Resilience and Water Governance

July 7, 2025

Cambodia and Lao PDR have launched Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Action Plans for 2026–2030, marking a significant step toward sustainable and climate-resilient water governance.

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