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Until the 30th of September 2022, all stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, civil society, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, and others, have a chance to contribute their inputs on the themes proposed for the UN 2023 Water Conference.
The seventh iteration of the world’s largest and longest running conference series on marine plastic pollution is upon us. Taking place between the 18th to the 23rd of September 2022 in Busan, UNEP-DHI will feature in a number of technical sessions.
This webinar informs on the main findings of the Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Arab Region. Speakers discuss key enablers for IWRM implementation and lay out the support available to countries in reporting, planning, and implementing IWRM.
With close to two billion people worldwide living in coastal areas, appropriate climate adaptation in these environments is critical. This new classification, hazard mapping, and climate change adaptation guidance for the world’s coastlines aims to improve climate action from the local to the global level.
Despite their outsized benefits to society, climate, biodiversity, and economies, freshwater ecosystems are persistently undervalued in political and economic decision-making. As the cascading impacts of the climate crisis on freshwater ecosystems become increasingly apparent, it is urgent for countries to step up efforts to protect these invaluable systems.
In March this year, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted the first ever resolution dedicated to lakes. Stuart Crane, a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) expert on freshwater ecosystems, sheds light on what the resolution on sustainable management resolution is and what it can achieve.
Despite their immense importance to coastal communities, mangrove habitats worldwide are declining at an alarming rate. This International Mangrove Day, let’s take action to conserve and restore these valuable ecosystems.
The recent Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Arab Region reveals a keen need for accelerated action. This webinar on July 26th will inform on the report’s key findings, discuss the key enablers for IWRM implementation, and lay out the support available to countries in reporting, planning, and implementing IWRM.
Over the past decades, innovations like synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides have helped humanity dramatically increase the amount of food it grows. Now, a continual decline of the world’s freshwater reserves is beginning to threaten this time of plenty.
Nature-based solutions for flash flood mitigation, early warning systems for macroplastic litter in rivers, matchmaking between water managers and water technology solution providers… see our project highlights in our brand-new Newsletter.
UNEP-DHI is contributing to a side-event at the UN Ocean Conference to highlight the importance of data for decision making. The event focuses on the need for a global Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS) to address critical knowledge gaps and promote international action.
The UNEP-DHI centre is a long-term partner of the United Nations Environment Programme, providing cutting-edge technical expertise to aid the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water. Gareth James Lloyd, the centre’s deputy Chief Manager, explains how UNEP-DHI came to being, and why it’s work on freshwater ecosystems is critical for UNEP.
UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment
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