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Free online course on Integrated Drought Management (EN/FR) – 2025 edition

In partnership with Integrated Drought Management Programme, Cap-Net UNDP, WMO, GWP, and the Volta Flood and Drought Management project, UNEP-DHI developed an online course on Integrated Drought Management: Monitoring and Early Warning. It is designed to improve understanding of proactive integrated drought management and introduces available tools for drought monitoring and forecasting.

April 10, 2025

In Focus

SDG 6.5.1 IWRM Action Planning Course – 2025 edition

Do you want to learn how to design and implement a successful government endorsed IWRM action plan? Sign up to this free online course for a clear, step-by-step guide.

April 7, 2025

Publications

Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Water Resources Management: Global status and 7 pathways to progress

The 2025 Policy Note on Mainstreaming Gender in Water Resources Management serves as a call to action for practitioners in water management and gender mainstreaming. With only five years left to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality and SDG 6 on water and sanitation, urgent action is needed to scale up efforts and accelerate joint progress.

March 7, 2025

Publications

2025 IWRM-related Progress in Africa: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

This Technical Note highlights the progress made and the challenges that remain in achieving sustainable water management across the African continent. It focuses on the status and direction of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate resilience, and financing for infrastructure based on SDG 6.5.1 data (2023).

February 25, 2025

News

New vacancy: Student assistant to work on DHI’s Global Hydrological Model

DHI is looking for a part time Student Assistant to support operation and maintenance for their large-scale hydrological model, DHI-GHM. The application deadline is 17 January 2025.

December 17, 2024

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Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML)- digital tools to move towards a future without plastic pollution

The UNEP-DHI Centre is supporting the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its efforts to curb plastic pollution by developing digital solutions to estimate plastic pollution in rivers and freshwater ecosystems, as well as in facilitating data sharing on plastics across organisations and nations.

November 27, 2024

News

2024 edition of online course: Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management, developed in partnership with UNEP -DHI,  Cap-Net UNDP, Gender Water Alliance (GWA) and Global water Partnership (GWP), is an online, free and self-paced course that offers six modules designed to help practitioners integrate gender in all aspects of sustainable water management.

November 25, 2024

Publications

Caspian Sea Fluctuations and Climate Change: Coordinated research is needed to understand how climate change is impacting Caspian Sea levels – Working paper

The Caspian Sea’s water levels are declining. While the science of Caspian Sea fluctuations is complex, there is growing evidence that substantial further declines will occur in the next 50 years, with impacts on the environment, economies, infrastructure and sustainable development.

November 25, 2024

Publications

Valuing Water in Tanzania:(Re)assessing the Contribution of Water to the National Economy

A series of publications was developed through the IWRM SDG6 Support Programme on valuing water in Tanzania with the objective of assessing the contribution of water to the national economy.

November 5, 2024

Publications

Progress on Ambient Water Quality – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.3.2 and acceleration needs, with a special focus on Health

This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.3.2 – Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality.

September 23, 2024

Publications

Progress on Water-related ecosystems – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.6.1 and acceleration needs with a special focus on Biodiversity

This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.6.1 – Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time.

September 23, 2024

Publications

Progress on implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.1 and acceleration needs, with a special focus on Climate Change

This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.5.1 – the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM).

August 27, 2024

More on : Water management action

Free online course on Integrated Drought Management (EN/FR) – 2025 edition

SDG 6.5.1 IWRM Action Planning Course – 2025 edition

Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Water Resources Management: Global status and 7 pathways to progress

2025 IWRM-related Progress in Africa: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

New vacancy: Student assistant to work on DHI’s Global Hydrological Model

Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML)- digital tools to move towards a future without plastic pollution

2024 edition of online course: Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Caspian Sea Fluctuations and Climate Change: Coordinated research is needed to understand how climate change is impacting Caspian Sea levels – Working paper

Valuing Water in Tanzania:(Re)assessing the Contribution of Water to the National Economy

Progress on Ambient Water Quality – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.3.2 and acceleration needs, with a special focus on Health

Progress on Water-related ecosystems – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.6.1 and acceleration needs with a special focus on Biodiversity

Progress on implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management – Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.1 and acceleration needs, with a special focus on Climate Change

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