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News

As water-related disasters mount, experts push for early warning systems

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.”

August 14, 2023

Online Courses

Online course now available: Water Pollution Management in Achieving SDG Target 6.3

The continued deterioration of water quality poses one of the biggest threats to human and ecosystem health worldwide. This free online course provides you with key insights on water pollution drivers, stakeholder involvement, and strategic planning for pollution prevention and management needed to tackle this issue.

June 23, 2023

News

A new portal aims to improve water quality through better data

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.

June 13, 2023

News

Rivers, lakes under mounting pressure

Read this Q&A session with Susan Gardner, Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ecosystems Division, who talks about the perils facing freshwater resources, how to restore them, the importance of tracking water-related environmental data, and how UNEP is taking forward the outcomes of the UN 2023 Water Conference.

May 22, 2023

In Focus

SDG 6 2023 Data Drive: Advancing water action and progress towards the goals of the 2030 Agenda

UN Water is coordinating the third round of global data compilation on SDG 6 indicators. UNEP is actively taking part in the 2023 data drive due to its role as the custodian agency of SDG indicators on IWRM, freshwater ecosystems, and ambient water quality. UNEP-DHI is supporting the implementation of the global 6.5.1 reporting exercise.

May 22, 2023

Tools

Global Hydrological Models (GHMs) are creating a water-secure future

Global Hydrological Models (GHMs) have emerged as a crucial tool to analyze complex, large-scale hydrological systems and predict the availability, distribution, and movement of water resources across the world.

May 22, 2023

Webinars

Webinar: Decision Support Systems for Integrated Water Resource Management

WEBINAR
The ‘Decision Support Systems for Integrated Water Resource Management’ webinar took place on 13 April 2023. It was organized by the Danida Fellowship Centre, with the support of DHI. It will inspire and give you practical tips and knowledge to use in your daily work, whether you work in a non-governmental organization, a private business or a public institution in the field of water management.

May 3, 2023

News

New vacancy: Student assistant/intern with communications profile

UNEP-DHI is looking for a (full time) Intern or a (part time) Student Assistant with a strong communications profile. The application deadline is 26th April 2023. Expected starting date is as soon as possible.

April 3, 2023

News

UN Water Conference side event: From UNEA to General Assembly: Taking action for Sustainable Lake Management

UNEP is active at the UN 2023 Water Conference and together with the Government of Indonesia, they have organized a side event with a theme “From UNEA to General Assembly: Taking action for Sustainable Lake Management – as a catalyst to accelerate global commitment in the Water Action Agenda.”

March 21, 2023

News

Strengthening African countries’ capacity to report progress in the water sector

The UNEP-DHI Centre is currently conducting a capacity needs assessment for decision making and evidence-based policy advisory in six African Union member states. The study aims to determine the systemic and institutional capacity for reporting water sector progress through WASSMO across the continent.

March 7, 2023

News

New vacancy: UNEP Associate Programme Management Officer for the Congo Basin

UNEP Freshwater Unit is recruiting an Associate Programme Management Officer to join the implementation of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Congo project. Deadline for applications is April 10th 2023.

February 28, 2023

Webinars

Ending plastic pollution: initiatives and opportunities to inform action, investment and policies

WEBINAR
This webinar brought together colleagues from UNEP-DHI, UNEP, European Investment Bank, the Global Partnership on Marine Litter, and DHI to discuss the knowledge sharing, data and monitoring needs to enable action, investments, and policies to address marine litter and plastic pollution globally.

February 17, 2023

More on : SDG 6

As water-related disasters mount, experts push for early warning systems

Online course now available: Water Pollution Management in Achieving SDG Target 6.3

A new portal aims to improve water quality through better data

Rivers, lakes under mounting pressure

SDG 6 2023 Data Drive: Advancing water action and progress towards the goals of the 2030 Agenda

Global Hydrological Models (GHMs) are creating a water-secure future

Webinar: Decision Support Systems for Integrated Water Resource Management

New vacancy: Student assistant/intern with communications profile

UN Water Conference side event: From UNEA to General Assembly: Taking action for Sustainable Lake Management

Strengthening African countries’ capacity to report progress in the water sector

New vacancy: UNEP Associate Programme Management Officer for the Congo Basin

Ending plastic pollution: initiatives and opportunities to inform action, investment and policies

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