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28 Jul 2022 AMMAN, Jordan
Tensions Rise Between Israelis And Palestinians Over Water
Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis are rising and protests have been held against water shortages in the month of July.
28 Jul 2022 KYIV, Ukraine
Uncertainty Surrounds Cholera Outbreak In Mariupol
There are unverified reports of cholera outbreaks in Mariupol as the city has no working water system only 3-5% of the population has access to water.
28 Jul 2022 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil
Water Diplomacy Talks - A Call For Justice For Dam Disaster Victims
Water Diplomacy Talks is a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community.
Paulo Carvalho Shinji Yoshimoto has a master’s degree in development studies from the Geneva Graduate Institute specializing in Environment and Conflict. He is a Bertha Challenge Fellow, young LGBTQIA+ person, water activist, and co-lead of the World Youth Parliament for Water with experience working in International Organizations. Currently, Shinji has been travelling Brazil in a jeep-home, working with communities who are key in the protection of water resources.
28 Jul 2022 TALINN, Estonia
Helsinki Convention Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
The Helsinki convention is known amongst other things for its protection of water quality and water related ecosystems, as well as its broad protection of groundwater sources. Its framework provides the broad parameters for cooperation under which many more detailed agreements are negotiated at river basin level.
28 Jul 2022 COPENHAGEN, Denmark
European Environment Agency Recommends Circularity In Wastewater Treatment
In a new report the European Environment Agency (EEA) recommends initiatives towards achieving circularity in wastewater treatment and focuses on urban water treatment facilities.
28 Jul 2022 SANA'A, Yemen
Pressing Water And Food Needs In Yemen
Multiple and mutually reinforcing humanitarian emergencies are extant: the conflict is inflicting civilian casualties and causing internal displacements, while the devaluation of the rial and the rise in global food prices have exacerbated food insecurity.
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.
3 Jul 2022 SEOUL, South Korea
South Korea Requests Prior Notification Of Dam Releases
Unexpected water release from North Korea's Hwanggang dam aggravates high water in Imjin River in South Korea.
3 Jul 2022 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Water And Climate Coalition Leaders Approve Action Plan
Greater integration between the global water and climate agenda approved in new Action Plan endorsed by Leaders of Water and Climate Coalition.
3 Jul 2022 MONTERREY, Mexico
Weeks Of Water Rationing In Northeast Mexico
The industrial city of Monterrey in northeast Mexico has begun to limit water access to six hours a day, although in some neighbourhoods, water has stopped flowing altogether.
3 Jul 2022 SYDNEY, Australia
Australian Court Allows Climate Evidence In Water Sharing Plan
Scientific findings on climate change admitted to an Australian legal review of a water sharing plan for the first time.
3 Jul 2022 EVANSTON IL, United States
Study Finds Water And Food Insecurity Go Hand In Hand
Gallup World Poll 2020 data examined by Northwestern University and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO: individuals experiencing water insecurity were up to 3 times more likely to experience food insecurity.