The UN-Water Analytical Brief on Water for Climate Mitigation discusses the dependency of climate mitigation on the use of water and the effective management of water resources and related services to ensure sustainable and effective outcomes.
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.
This 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).
The Caspian Sea’s water levels are declining. While the science of Caspian Sea fluctuations is complex, there is growing evidence that substantial further declines will occur in the next 50 years, with impacts on the environment, economies, infrastructure and sustainable development.
A series of publications was developed through the IWRM SDG6 Support Programme on valuing water in Tanzania with the objective of assessing the contribution of water to the national economy.
This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.3.2 – Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality.
This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.6.1 – Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time.
This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.5.1 – the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM).
The 33rd edition of UNEP’s Foresight Brief looks at how to apply circular principles to water management, and how circularity in water management is key to addressing both the triple planetary crisis and a global water crisis.
This policy note provides a summary and perspectives of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus for climate-resilient sustainable development. It showcases the strong inter-relationship between water resources, energy generation, food production and freshwater ecosystems and the links between the WEFE Nexus and integrated water resources management (IWRM).
Rising temperatures are increasingly disrupting the global water cycle, exposing millions of people across the globe to reduced water security. A UNEP report promotes blending the practices of integrated water resources management (IWRM) and climate change adaptation to expedite progress in both fields and use financial resources efficiently.
This report contains a preliminary analysis of the environmental impacts of the Kakhovka dam breach, which occurred in the early hours of 6 June 2023.
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