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The Water Diplomat seeks to mainstream water news at the intersections between water, peace and security.
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Recent Blog posts
17 Mar 2021
Conflict reduces access to vital resources like water and electricity, and also drives hunger
16 Mar 2021
Drinking water access and waste management improvements in Senegal are focus of EIB commitments.
16 Mar 2021
Taiwan government orders reduction of water consumption in face of worst drought in 56 years. Microchip manufacturing sector hard hit.
16 Mar 2021
Issues of women’s participation and gender equality in governance of shared waters have received insufficient attention.
16 Mar 2021
Panelists describe ambitions, outrage and optimism looking forward to COP26.
12 Mar 2021
US President Joe Biden is facing pressure from democratic lawmakers and environmental advocates to support a new clean water bill in response to America’s worsening water crisis.
12 Mar 2021
More than 350 individuals and groups from over 80 countries submitted their change journeys, highlighting the water decisions they have made to improve climate resilience.
12 Mar 2021
Egypt and Sudan have renewed their calls for a new negotiating mechanism mediated by four international parties to help resolve the long-running dispute with Ethiopia over the GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) project.
12 Mar 2021
The financial impact of water risk could amount to $301 Billion USD versus $55 Billion USD to address those risks, according to a new report.
12 Mar 2021
In a reversal of Trump-era policy, US secretary of state Antony Blinken has announced the intention of the Biden administration to “reengage immediately and robustly” with the council.
12 Mar 2021
The European Commission has approved a multi-million dollar investment in Dubrovnik Waterworks from the Cohesion Fund.
12 Mar 2021
A report by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on extensive, multiyear wastewater and sewage pollution of the Vaal River system identifies multiple serious failures by Emfuleni Municipality.