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12 Jan 2023
COP 15 results in new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
The United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP 15) was held from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, to set new targets for nature for the decade 2020-2030 (the conference was originally scheduled to be held in China in Kunming in 2020). As stated by UNEP, the framework aims to put in place "an ambitious plan to implement far-reaching action to transform society's relationship with biodiversity and ensure that by 2050 the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is achieved"...
12 Jan 2023
UNECE hosts meetings to advance implementation of Helsinki Convention
The 7th meeting of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Interface took place in Geneva on 12-13 December 2022. The objective of the meeting was to discuss, plan and provide guidance for the implementation of activities under the 2022-2024 work programme of the UNECE Water Convention. A first element of reflection focused on the application of the Water Convention's and similar approaches to assessments and dialogues on transboundary linkages around the world...
12 Jan 2023
Acute lack of water in Kenya affects number of children attending school
The number of children threatened by hunger, lack of water and disease in the Horn of Africa has doubled to 20.2 million since July 2022. The number of people suffering from acute water shortages has also doubled to 24 million. In Kenya, the worst drought in 40 years is effectively pushing some 1...
12 Jan 2023
Global humanitarian needs likely to reach record levels in 2023
A record $51.5 billion is needed to help 230 million of the worlds most vulnerable people in 69 countries this year, an increase of 65 million people compared to previous year. This is according to a report published last month by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs “The gap between needs and funding received has never been wider or more concerning, the report said highlighting funding deficiencies that will hinder 109 million others to benefit from the assistance...
11 Jan 2023
Cholera spreads in Haïti amid fuel restrictions and gang violence
More than 1,260 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Haiti and more than 290 deaths have been recorded, according to the latest figures released in December 2022 by UNICEF. Haiti is one of ten countries in the world suffering from a food crisis, according to the United Nations. More than three years after the end of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the waterborne disease reappeared in early October 2022 in a country facing a serious security and humanitarian crisis...
11 Jan 2023
Ethiopia's conflict undermines water and sanitation services for millions
CONFLICT in northern Ethiopia's Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions have resulted in millions of people- - men, women and children - internally displaced. According to the UNICEF report on Humanitarian Action for Children 2023, the fluid conflict in the northern regions threatens new and secondary displacements of up to 7...
11 Jan 2023
UNGA approves President Rahmon’s initiative on Glacier Preservation
On the 14th of December 2022, the UN General Assembly unanimously supported an initiative by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Emomali Rahmon, and adopted a resolution declaring 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers Preservation. This initiative was proposed by the President on the 3rd of March 2021 at the first High-Level Panel of the Water and Climate Coalition Leaders Meeting...
11 Jan 2023
WHO & UN Water’s 2022 GLAAS Report: accelerated action needed on water, sanitation and hygiene
The 2022 UN Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) report released on the 14th of December highlights the need for accelerated action to achieve the 2030 targets on water, sanitation and hygiene. The global overview, compiled from reports received from 121 countries, underlines the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems, but has also highlighted the critical importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in maintaining public health...
11 Jan 2023
Rome Water Dialogue contributes to preparations for UN Water Conference
The Rome Water Dialogue was organised on 29 November 2022 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in the run-up to the UN Water Conference in March 2023 and in line with the other major water events of the year (Dakar, Dushanbe, and Sharm el Sheikh). The event highlighted the urgency of sustainable water resources management for the agricultural sector and sought to deliver key messages for New York...
11 Dec 2022
Water as a resilience multiplier: applying the water tracker in national climate plans
The changing climate multiplies threats to our ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods. Let’s think about water as the resilience multiplier. As countries make much-needed progress towards Paris Agreement commitments - while simultaneously adapting to the urgent impacts they are already facing due to climate change - national climate policies have the potential to serve as a strong foundation for coherent, effective climate action...
9 Dec 2022
Continued Heavy Rainfall and Flooding in Southeast Australia
South-eastern Australia has continued to witness heavy rain and flooding during November, following heavy rains during the month of October, which were the heaviest on record in the Murray Darling Basin. Heavy rainfall and flooding had already taken place in Queensland and Coastal New South Wales from February to April...
9 Dec 2022
Water Diplomacy in Central Asia
"The primary success of Uzbekistan's external policy represents a cardinal reform in the Central Asian region - namely, the development of good-neighbourly relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan." H.E. Sh.M.Mirziyoev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan The experience of farming, crop irrigation, and construction of ground and surface irrigation structures has been formed and mastered for thousands of years throughout the Central Asian region...