Publications

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.

Progress on Ambient Water Quality – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.3.2 and acceleration needs, with a special focus on Health

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.

Progress on Water-related ecosystems – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.6.1 and acceleration needs with a special focus on Biodiversity

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.

Progress on implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.1 and acceleration needs, with a special focus on Climate Change

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).

Global reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.1

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.

Sustainable Denmark. With the SDGs towards 2030 – Clean water and sanitation (2023)

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.

The State of Global Water Resources 2022 – WMO Report

The second edition of WMO's flagship report offers a comprehensive and consistent assessment of the state of water resources worldwide.

UNEP Measuring Progress report 2023: Water-related ecosystems and the SDGs

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.

African progress on implementing IWRM in the 2030 Agenda: Briefing Note (2021)

This briefing note describes African progress on implementing IWRM in the 2030 Agenda.

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