In collaboration with UNEP, Cap-Net UNDP, and ILEC, UNEP-DHI Centre is launching a new course on Sustainable Lake Management (SLM). This online, free and self-paced course offers five modules to improve the understanding of fundamental principles of SLM and to equip participants with tools to develop, implement and refine a participatory lake recovery plan that promotes the sustainable use of lake resources.
Rising temperatures are increasingly disrupting the global water cycle, exposing millions of people across the globe to reduced water security. A UNEP report promotes blending the practices of integrated water resources management (IWRM) and climate change adaptation to expedite progress in both fields and use financial resources efficiently.
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The second edition of WMO’s flagship report offers a comprehensive and consistent assessment of the state of water resources worldwide.
UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment is looking for a full-time Programme Advisor to support water-related projects within the fields of water management, climate change and environment. The application deadline is 24th of September 2023.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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