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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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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).
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World Environmental Day 2024 – Practical Guide
This guide outlines the many ways we can all join forces to give nature a helping hand by acting today, making smart choices and raising our voice for restoration. We cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, green our cities, harvest rainwater and eat soil-friendly foods. We are the generation that can make peace with land.
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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.
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UNEP Foresight Brief: Water as a Circular Economy Resource
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.
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Working with the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus
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).
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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.
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Rapid Environmental Assessment of Kakhovka Dam Breach, Ukraine (2023)
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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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.
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Note on Managing Invasive Aquatic Plants in the Yamoussoukro Lakes, Côte d’Ivoire (2023)
This note describes key challenges and solutions to managing invasive aquatic plants, focusing on the Yamoussoukro lakes in Côte d'Ivoire.
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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.
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