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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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UN World Water Development Report 2023: Partnerships and cooperation for water
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.
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How nature can help address water-related challenges: freshwater ecosystems technical brief
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.
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Nature-based solutions for urban challenges 
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.
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Smart, sustainable and resilient cities: the power of nature-based solutions – a working paper for the G20
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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Blending Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation Approaches
A new report from UNEP with contributions from UNEP-DHI Centre offers recommendations on how to combine water management and climate change adaptation approaches to mitigate the global water and climate change crises.
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Nature-based solutions to emerging water challenges in the Asia Pacific region
This CTCN Knowledge Brief provides an illuminating and inspiring overview of the use of NbS technologies in adopting and implementing holistic solutions that exploit synergies wherever possible to tackle climate change and water management challenges in rural, urban and coastal areas.
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