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The UNEP-DHI Centre, with significant support and commitment from its partnerships, constantly publishes reports focused exclusively on water resources management at global, regional and basin level.  The recent publications can be downloaded below.  

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The 4th Edition Green Technology Book: Solutions for Confronting Climate Disasters
The 4th Edition Green Technology Book explores how innovation is reshaping disaster risk management in the face of climate crises. It presents practical and cutting-edge solutions, from AI forecasting to resilient infrastructure, enabled by a strong intellectual property system.
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2025
The 2025 SDG Gender Snapshot publication examines all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), presenting updated data and insights on gender equality progress and disparities, including on water resources management.
UN Water Analytical Brief on Water for Climate Mitigation
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.
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Water Resources Management: Global status and 7 pathways to progress
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.
Caspian Sea Fluctuations and Climate Change: Coordinated research is needed to understand how climate change is impacting Caspian Sea levels – Working paper
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.
Valuing Water in Tanzania:(Re)assessing the Contribution of Water to the National Economy
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.