News Archives - UNEP-DHI

Global Wetland Watch – The crucial role of Wetlands in South Africa

The Global Wetland Watch (GWW) has partnered with selected pilot countries to ensure GWW outcomes are designed to serve national needs. South Africa is one of these pilot countries that has joined the discussion and co-development with the GWW team. As part of this in-country engagement, the GWW team has just returned from a 10-day mission to South Africa to conduct workshops and field trips to understand national wetland challenges and come up with new solutions to manage and restore wetlands globally.

New vacancy: Wetlands and Climate Policy Advisor to support UNEP

DHI is seeking a full-time Policy Advisor to join the UNEP-DHI team and support global wetland preservation efforts. The role involves engaging with climate and biodiversity experts, identifying policy needs, and leading project management tasks. The application deadline is April 30th, 2025.

Stakeholder Consultation for Advancing Evidence-Based Hydrological Decision-Making for Peatland Management in the Lac Tele-Lac Tumba Landscape (EN-FR)

Stakeholder Consultations were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, between 13-14th of March 2025 by UNEP and UNEP-DHI with a focus to develop a Hydrological Decision Support System (HDSS) for the Lac Tele-Lac Tumba landscape.

New Policy Note on Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Water Resource Management

The 2025 Policy Note on Mainstreaming Gender in Water Resources Management serves as a call to action for practitioners in water management and gender mainstreaming. With only five years left to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality and SDG 6 on water and sanitation, urgent action is needed to scale up efforts and accelerate joint progress.

New Technical Note Benchmarking Africa’s Progress on IWRM

A new Technical Note highlights the progress made and the challenges that remain in achieving sustainable water management across the African continent. It focuses on the status and direction of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate resilience, and financing for infrastructure based on SDG 6.5.1 data (2023).

New vacancy: Student assistant to work on DHI’s Global Hydrological Model

DHI is looking for a part time Student Assistant to support operation and maintenance for their large-scale hydrological model, DHI-GHM. The application deadline is 17 January 2025.

2024 edition of online course: Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management, developed in partnership with UNEP -DHI,  Cap-Net UNDP, Gender Water Alliance (GWA) and Global water Partnership (GWP), is an online, free and self-paced course that offers six modules designed to help practitioners integrate gender in all aspects of sustainable water management.

Why coordinating climate and water management action matters – Findings from the latest SDG 6.5.1 report to read for COP 29

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) needs to be part of the discussion for the climate change adaptation agenda at UNFCCC COP 29. With the conference running in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11th to 22nd, it’s an opportune moment to assess the coordination between water resources management and climate actions.

Here’s how protecting freshwater ecosystems can help countries meet their biodiversity targets

The world has mismanaged its freshwater reserves for decades, hampering progress towards the SDGs. Some 50 per cent of countries globally have one or more types of freshwater-related ecosystems – rivers, lakes, wetlands or aquifers – in a state of degradation, finds a recent report from UNEP.

UN Women launches 2024 gender snapshot report, featuring inputs from UNEP-DHI

The UNEP-DHI Centre contributed to the 2024 gender snapshot conclusions on SDG 6, to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. The report highlights how women are central to water collection and use, but marginalized in water management, plans and decisions.

Valuing Water in Tanzania product launch

The Ministry of Water of Tanzania, the Wami Ruvu Basin Water Board and GWP, on behalf of the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme, have been collaborating to understand the economic value of water for Tanzania, and will be presenting the results in a public hybrid format, online and in-person at select sites.

Tenth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention, side-event: From data to action: Using SDG 6.5 reporting to enhance transboundary cooperation

UNEP-DHI is co-hosting a side event during the Tenth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (MOP 10) in, Slovenia on SDG 6.5 reporting.

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