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25 May 2022 BEIJING, China
80% Of World’s Farmland With Less Water By 2050, Says New Study
A new water scarcity indicator takes into account both blue water and green water and predicts that, given climate change, global agricultural water scarcity will worsen in up to 84% of the world's croplands.
26 Apr 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States
Water Scarcity And Climate Change Trigger Migration In Iraq
A new research series to inform the UN Security Council (UNSC) on climate-related and development risks in selected countries has launched its summary on Iraq. It highlights the vulnerability of Iraq to the impacts of climate change, its dependency on natural resources, and the environment of conflict, poverty, political instability and corruption.
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Day Event: Towards The UN 2023 Water Conference
Speakers stress need for urgent action to respond to issues such as climate change, population growth and economic development and opportunity to make water the “deal maker” for the green economy, climate resilient and more inclusive growth.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Development Report 2022 Dedicated To Groundwater
Groundwater, according to the WWDR 2022 report, has tremendous potential to satisfy social, economic and environmental needs, as well as being a vital resource to increase resilience against climate change. However, groundwater is also a vulnerable resource, for various reasons.
30 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Water Aid Report: Groundwater Is Key To Climate Resilience In Africa
A new joint research report by the British Geological Survey and UK-based NGO, Water Aid, has positioned groundwater as a neglected defence against climate change. The researchers claim that there is enough groundwater under the African continent for most countries to survive at least five years of drought, and in some cases, more than 50 years.
13 Feb 2022 KAMPALA, Uganda
Regional Water Forum: Importance Of Groundwater For Resilience
IGAD organizes 2nd Water Dialogue Forum on "Groundwater For Resilience"; the axis of groundwater for peace and stability, groundwater for climate change and resilience to drought
11 Feb 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
Diplomacy Talks -- Trends In Food Security During Climate Change
Diplomacy Talks and The water Diplomat Voices are a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community.
Dr. Renee Martin-Nagle, special correspondent to The water Diplomat, highlights facts about agricultural production and how it might change given evidence of climate change.
Martin-Nagle is a globally recognized water expert and consultant focusing on surface water, groundwater, unconventional water resources, contaminants, climate change, and oceans. She currently has several affiliations: Treasurer of the International Water Resources Association; President and CEO of A Ripple Effect; Special Counsel at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC; Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute; Secretary and Chair of the Governance Committee of the Mount Aloysius College Board of Trustees, and Member of the Ebensburg Municipal (water) Authority. She is also an Expert Reviewer of the UN IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.
6 Jan 2022 SANTIAGO, Chile
New Chilean Constitution Promises To Address Climate Change
Intensive natural resources exploitation, access to water and social inequality to be addressed in new constitution now in development
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 DAMASCUS, Syria
Climate Change And Conflict: 5 Million Without Access To Safe Water In Syria
Crisis comes on the back of a decade-old conflict, an economic crisis and struggles to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Nov 2021 DAMASCUA, Syria
Turkey Blocks Khabur River: Millions Affected
Climate change-linked extreme drought, continued armed conflict in the region, and up-stream blockage aggravate water shortages in rural Syria.
15 Nov 2021 Islamabad, Pakistan
UK Funds Pakistan Water Governance Programme
New funding for governance and tackling climate change