Addressing the need for more proactive drought management, Build for Drought Resilience proposes a global Drought Resilience Capacity Index to help countries prepare for and adapt to drought.
It provides a practical approach for identifying strengths and gaps in national systems and supporting more risk-informed policy and investment.
Reflecting on a decade of implementation, the UN SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2026 assesses progress towards ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. It explores how SDG 6 has driven action at both national and global levels, strengthened policy coherence, and fostered inclusive dialogue across sectors and stakeholders.
The UNEP-DHI Centre is developing an online tool to support upscaling of urban Nature based Solutions (NBS) climate solutions, under UNEP’s Generation Restoration initiative (2023-2025). The Urban NBS Tool will support the identification and assessment of key environmental data in the project cities, with the goal to better understand climate risks and NBS potential to address these risks within the pilot cities.
Join us at the free webinar on “Fresh Water in Cities: How can nature-based solutions help tackle urban water challenges?” on June 13, 2024. The webinar aims to share knowledge and experiences on existing water challenges and available nature-based solutions (NbS) in urban areas.
Read this UNEP article about the Generation Restoration project, which will run for three years from 2023 to 2025 and is funded by the Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). UNEP has officially selected 19 cities to join the project and eight of the cities will implement pilot projects to restore urban ecosystems and promote nature-based solutions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join UNEP-DHI and CTCN on October 12th for the launch of this new publication, featuring cases and lessons learnt from implementing NBS in the region.
On this Earth Day, join us in celebrating the role of nature in sustainable water resources management, and help make sure it remains at the center of the transformation our planet needs.
UNEP-DHI is supporting the National Flood and Drought Task Force of Somalia in researching the applicability of NbS for riverine and flash flood risk mitigation. The project focuses on the communities within the Juba-Shabelle River basin.
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