Read this UNEP article about early warning systems designed for water-related disasters. “By closely monitoring changes in our water bodies, we can better predict cascading risks and tipping points that lead to disasters,” says Leticia Carvalho, Head of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) Marine and Freshwater Branch. “That will help us more sustainably use our precious water resources and head off catastrophes that could affect tens of millions of people.”

Read this Q&A session with Stuart Warner, a UNEP expert on water quality, on a new SDG Water Quality Hub launched in April 2023 to facilitate the 2023 Data Drive.