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26 Jun 2023
Uruguay Declares Water Emergency
Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou declared a state of emergency in the capital Montevideo on the 20th of June following drops in the levels of the city’s supply reservoir. Uruguay is currently facing its worst drought in 74 years. The city of Montevideo relies for its water supply on the Paso Severino Dam which has a potential storage capacity of 70 million m³, but dams levels have been dropping and reached just 4...
5 Jul 2022 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Dushanbe Declaration Sets The Course For New York
The Dushanbe Declaration emphasises the relationships between water, climate change, and disaster risk reduction, mentioning water in the context of national adaptation plans and climate finance.
7 Jun 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Synthesis Report Approved
The government of Senegal, the World Water Council, and the Executive Committee of the Forum have approved the synthesis report of the 9th World Water Forum. “A Blue Deal on water security and sanitation for peace and development”, summarises the results of a new form of integrated and results-oriented dialogue.
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Adopts Blue Deal
Dakar Declaration another milestone on the Road to New York 2023.
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.
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.
21 Sep 2021 Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Drought Declared National Disaster
The National Treasury of Kenya and the Ministry of the Interior and Coordination of National Government will spearhead government responses to poor rainfall and crop failures which will include water and food relief distribution as well as livestock uptake.
19 Apr 2021 PARIS, France
Veolia And Suez Settle Acrimonious Takeover Bid
Peace has been declared in a French water battle that saw two of its leading players at loggerheads for more than six months. The proposed merger agreement will create a group with annual revenues of €37 billion. The new Suez will be a standalone entity with revenues of around €7 billion.
19 Feb 2021 AUSTIN TX, United States
Climate Change And The Lone Star State
This Water Diplomat article has been updated 20 February.US President Joe Biden declared a major disaster 20 February in the US State of Texas, allowing more federal funds to be releasd for emergency assistance (White House Statement here).Power is returning across Texas and temperatures are set to rise but some 13 million people are still facing difficulties accessing clean water...
9 Feb 2021 New Delhi, India
Investigation Launched After Deadly Himalaya Glacier Collapse
26 have died and as many as 200 are missing after a glacier collapse in northern India on 8 February, causing deadly flooding in the state of Uttarakhand.On the morning of 7 February the glacier collapsed near Reni village of Chamoli in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand resulting in a high-speed surge of water to pour down the Rishiganga river completely destroying one hydroelectric dam and damaging another...
26 Jan 2021 DAMASCUS, Syria
Syria: Street Protests Against Latest Water Plant Shutdown
Syrian protesters hit the streets in mid-January in the al-Hasakeh region of northeast Syria around repeated water shortages caused by outages at the Allouk pumping station, with hundreds of demonstrators blaming Turkish occupying forces for repeated water shutoffs. Further coverage by Water Diplomat Local media outlets describe Turkish forces stopping operations mid-January at Allouk, the only source of drinking water to approximately one million people...