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2 Jan 2022 CORVALLIS WA, United States

Water Diplomat Voices - Looking for Water in All the Wrong Places: Outcomes from COP26

The water Diplomat Voices is a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community. 

John Matthews, Executive Director, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, reflects on COP26 and posits that water's position in the climate agenda is gaining importance.

5 Dec 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Also Available Here: COP26 Special Issue, The Water Diplomat (5 November)

Water-Related news from the Glasgow climate conference (a Special Issue of The Water Diplomat, 5 November, 202/

5 Dec 2021 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

How Dry Summer Hit COP26 Host Country

Concerns that unreliable water supplies may impact the Scottish whisky and hydropower industries.

18 Nov 2021 Glasgow, Scotland

Video Interview: Sulton Rahimzoda

COP26 - Special Envoy Of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan to the High-Level Panel on Water and Climate Talks to "The Water Diplomat' / The water Diplomat.

15 Nov 2021 BAGHDAD, Iraq

Iraq: Children, Young People At Highest Risk From Water Scarcity

Health, education, and exposure to deadly disease contribute to increased mental health issues. UNICEF calls for urgent investment in water aid, sanitation and hygiene systems, and health and education services.
 

15 Nov 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

COP26: Glasgow Declaration For Fair Water Footprints Launches

The declaration calls for collaborative action to transform how the global economy interacts with the water environment and the resilience of local communities. It is considered an additional step to transform the way the world’s water resources are managed.

12 Nov 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

COP26: Declaration On Forests And Land Use

Donor countries have pledged to provide $12 Billion USD (£8.75 billion) of public climate finance from 2021 to 2025 to a new Global Forest Finance Pledge.

12 Nov 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States

Water Utilities Across The World Unite On Race To Zero

As a key player in the UN's Race To Zero campaign, the water sector plays a vital role in its success: global water use, storage, and distribution accounts for 10 Percent of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

7 Nov 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

First Minister Sets Stage For Scotland Leadership In Climate Change Discourse

Sturgeon meets with the executive secretary of UNFCCC and climate activists in first week of COP26.

7 Nov 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Water And Climate Coalition Launches In Glasgow

The governments of Tajikistan and Hungary are spearheading a new water and climate coalition, announced at COP26, to create an integrated monitoring framework on water and climate and to help diffuse tensions between countries and regions over access to and control over water resources.

4 Nov 2021 DUNDEE, United Kingdom

From Scotland - Climate Change and Water: The Missing Agenda At This Climate Conference

Climate Change and Water: The Missing Agenda at COP26.

UNESCO Centres gather.

Link to Video and Full Agenda are below.

2 Nov 2021 Geneva, Switzerland

WMO Pledge For New Hydrology Action Plan

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is tol support water security efforts with a new Water and Climate Coalition, Water Declaration and a new strategy for hydrology. Eight Long-term ambitions announced.