The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the custodian agency for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 6.5.1 on integrated water resources management (IWRM) implementation, with UNEP-DHI responsible for supporting countries to monitor and report, including through the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme.
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).
This chapter on SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation from “Sustainable Denmark. With the SDGs towards 2030” reviews Denmark’s progress on SDG 6, examining national water challenges, global water impacts, sectoral linkages, and opportunities for action towards 2030.
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.
The second edition of WMO’s flagship report offers a comprehensive and consistent assessment of the state of water resources worldwide.
This note describes key challenges and solutions to managing invasive aquatic plants, focusing on the Yamoussoukro lakes in Côte d’Ivoire.
The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Measuring Progress series of reports provides an overview of the progress made in data availability for the 92 environment-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators, coupled with improvement or degradation in the trend of each indicator. The 2023 edition focuses on the progress on the water-related targets in the Sustainable Development Goals.
The UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) 2023 highlights the nature and role of partnerships and cooperation among stakeholders in water resources management and development and their role in accelerating progress towards water goals and targets.
The report highlights the potential of using freshwater ecosystems to implement nature-based solutions (NbS) to tackle the triple planetary crisis – climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution. It draws from lessons learned from the implementation of different projects in Afghanistan, Albania, El-Salvador, Haiti, Kenya, Morocco, and Tanzania.
To showcase the potential and application of NbS towards adaptation to climate change in urban areas, UNEP has published a report, Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Challenges. The report is the 23rd edition of UNEP’s Foresight Briefs, which highlights emerging environmental issues, systemic insights, and possible policy solutions that can inform decision-making today.
The UNEP in close collaboration with the Italian Presidency of the G20 released a report, Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities: The Power of Nature-Based Solutions. The report calls to attention the potential of enhancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities to reduce their vulnerability to climate change.
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