Read this United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) article about the return of wildlife to the Hudson River, once one of the most polluted rivers in the US.
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.”
Over the next six years, the Global Wetland Center will acquire more knowledge on how wetlands can reduce the emission and increase the absorption of greenhouse gases. The new research centre is established by DHI A/S, University of Copenhagen and GEUS and is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with DKK 60 million.
Read this Q&A session with UNEP wastewater expert Riccardo Zennaro to learn more about wastewater surveillance as a public health tool for tracking the spread of infectious diseases.
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.
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