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WHY WATER

Water and Peace

When properly managed, water can be a peacemaking platform for long lasting cooperation

Water cooperation

Water is a growing concern in many parts of the world. Countries can improve their water resilience through transboundary water cooperation over shared waters.

Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous peoples are the custodians of many of the world’s most fragile and important ecosystems. They also possess invaluable knowledge about sustainability and resilience, so they have a vital role in protecting our environment.

Water and the 2030 Agenda

In 2015, the global community launched the 2030 Agenda, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that should be reached by 2030. Some progress has been made, but for most of the goals, the world is not on track to meet the deadline. Water can help us do better.

Water in landscapes

A growing number of people, societies and companies are discovering the power of resilient landscapes. It is still possible to shift to more sustainable practices that recharge water, restore soil health, sequester carbon, and strengthen biodiversity – but we need to make the transformation now.

Agriculture and water

How to increase the productivity of agriculture around the world through better water management.

Groundwater is the regulator of the entire freshwater cycle, but its invisibility makes it difficult to manage and protect.

While we all depend heavily on rivers for our survival, many rivers are under constant threat from unsustainable human activities

Insufficient supply and inadequate infrastructure leaves millions of people in the world without water.

The source-to-sea approach focuses on the strong connection between what happens on land, along waterways, and in the sea.

Water and climate

The climate crisis is essentially a water crisis. When we treat it as such, we get new tools to mitigate climate change and adapt to consequences that are unavoidable.

Water governance

Many of the most pressing challenges in the world are about water: too little, too much or too inferior. Such challenges can only be effectively addressed through adequate governance of available water resources.

The impact of COVID-19

The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed millions of people back into poverty and exposed unacceptable gaps between the rich and the poor. One in three people are still not able to wash their hands with soap and water at home.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

More than two billion people in the world lack safely managed drinking water and twice as many lack safely managed sanitation, making WASH one of the most urgent development challenges.

PERSPECTIVES

Youth and water

More and more young people offer important contributions to solving the growing water challenges they are inheriting.

Human rights and water

Having access to water and sanitation has been recognized as a human right since 2010. But water is also essential to ensuring the fulfilment of many other rights.

Gender and water

To improve water governance, we need to take a close look at gender roles.

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Blog.Sep 09, 2024

Reflections from World Water Week 2024: Unlocking Water Cooperation Solutions

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Insight.Mar 19, 2024

Innovations leading the way to water and peace

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News.Feb 09, 2024

Water for Peace Quiz: How deep is your knowledge?

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News.Sep 20, 2023

Water cooperation for peace, to achieve the 2030 Agenda

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Blog.Sep 13, 2023

The crux of effective water cooperation, from the experts

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Blog.Sep 13, 2023

Water cooperation innovations to contribute to accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda

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Blog.Dec 20, 2022

Groundwater Summit 2022: The culminating event of the UN-Water year to make the invisible visible

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News.Mar 07, 2022

International cooperation safeguards water for Djibouti

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News.Dec 15, 2021

Shared aquifers: The international community comes together

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Blog.Nov 22, 2021

Governing aquifers across borders is critical for cooperation and peace

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Blog.Sep 21, 2021

Why water is so important for world peace

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Blog.Sep 20, 2021

High-Level Panel on how to put words into action

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News.Aug 10, 2021

Unofficial guide to water cooperation at World Water Week 2021

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News.Apr 19, 2021

How to make climate adaptation more equal

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News.Mar 23, 2021

Valuing water is key to improved water governance

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News.Jan 29, 2021

Journalists in the Nile region join forces to strengthen their reporting

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Blog.Sep 21, 2020

Inspiring solutions presented at the High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy

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Blog.Sep 14, 2020

Join the High-Level Panel together for climate-smart security

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News.Feb 24, 2020

Public-private Partnerships for water infrastructure

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Blog.Jun 23, 2015

Empathy – a key component to sustainable hydropower

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News.Dec 01, 2014

Sweden’s first UNESCO Category II Centre

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