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6 Sep 2024
Revolving Fund Transforms Rural Water Supply in Yobe State Nigeria
In rural Nigeria, Action Against Hunger (ACF Nigeria), in partnership with the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has pioneered a Revolving Fund which is transforming the water supply landscape in several Local Government Areas (LGAs) within Yobe State. This model has not only provided a sustainable financial support to water utilities, but has also empowered communities grappling with insecurity and malnutrition in a context of severe water scarcity essentially due to climate change...
6 Sep 2024
Shared Waters Lab Partnership Launches TFDD Explorer tool
On August 27 at Stockholm World Water Week, the Shared Waters Lab Partnership – a collaboration between Oregon State University, the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and IHE-Delft-Institute for Water Education - launched the Transboundary Freshwater Diplomacy Database (TFDD) Explorer. The TFDD Explorer is a new tool that enables users to explore physical and institutional data related to the world’s transboundary river basins and access qualitative and tabular data on treaties (including full-text downloads of transboundary agreements), River Basin Organisations, and events related to both conflict over and cooperation on shared water resources...
5 Sep 2024
UN Water publishes new SDG 6 country acceleration studies : the case of Cambodia
In the context of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Decade of Action to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, a SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework was launched in 2022. In its 2021 SDG 6 Progress Report, UN-Water had noted that the world would need to increase its investments by a factor of 4 if it were to achieve all the targets of SDG 6...
5 Sep 2024
Study into groundwater levels in southwestern Europe demonstrates surprising resilience
A study into multi-decadal groundwater observations published in the journal Nature in July 2024 by an international team of researchers has yielded results that show surprisingly stable groundwater levels in southwestern Europe, in spite of persistent drought conditions over the past few years. Recently, the effects of climate change and rising human water demand have led to water scarcity in southwestern Europe: in 2022, for instance, 44% of the territory of the EU and the U...
5 Sep 2024
1st Limpopo Joint Basin Survey marks acceleration in Transboundary Water Cooperation
On the 6th of August, the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM) announced the commencement of the 1st Joint Basin Survey (JBS) for the Limpopo River Basin (LRB). The survey is expected to generate data in support of decision making for the joint management of the Limpopo Basin, which is shared by four countries namely Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, in particular on topics such as water quality, river health and ecological flow requirements...
3 Sep 2024
Slovenia Joins WASH Roadmap and signs the Call to Action
Under the banner “Bridging Borders: water for a peaceful and sustainable future”, the 2024 edition of the World Water Week (25 to 29 August) was centred on water cooperation and security in its broadest sense. The project of building a peaceful and sustainable future implies a spectrum of dedicated water diplomacy efforts, it requires international cooperation, and it rests on a recognition of the regional and global interconnectedness of communities and nations through water...
3 Sep 2024
Oxfam releases report on weaponisation of water in Gaza
On the 18th of July, Oxfam published a new report on the topic of water in situations of armed conflict, entitled “Water War Crimes: How Israel has weaponised water in its military campaign in Gaza”. The report aims to present a detailed overview of the use of water as a weapon in the conflict in Gaza, highlighting violations of international law while supporting the call for an independent investigation into potential violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law by the Government of Israel and Palestinian armed groups...
28 Aug 2024
Ensuring climate resilient water supplies in the Comoros Islands
The Green Climate Fund is contributing U.S. $ 41.9 million towards a project in the Comoros Islands which is designed to increase the climate resilience of water supply for drinking water and irrigation purposes in the areas most exposed to climate risks. The project is being co-funded by UNDP (with a contribution of U...
26 Aug 2024
Supporting Effective Transboundary Governance: A Multilevel Approach
In a publication launched during the 2024 World Water Week, IUCN has compiled the achievements and lessons learned during 15 years of implementation of its Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) transboundary water governance programme. BRIDGE was conceived in 2011 to help secure sustainable management of water resources for poverty reduction, nature conservation, economic growth and international cooperation by means of effective forms of transboundary cooperation...
23 Aug 2024
Ensuring climate resilient water supplies in the Comoros Islands
The Green Climate Fund is contributing U.S. $ 41.9 million towards a project in the Comoros Islands which is designed to increase the climate resilience of water supply for drinking water and irrigation purposes in the areas most exposed to climate risks. The project is being co-funded by UNDP (with a contribution of U...
22 Aug 2024
Pacific Institute Update: 2023 was a record year for violence over water resources across the globe
Research into water conflicts conducted by the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, U.S.A. has demonstrated a sharp rise in conflicts during 2023 in comparison with 2022, continuing a steep growth trend of such incidents over the past decade. These events include attacks on water systems, unrest and disputes over the control of and access to water, and the use of water as a weapon of war...
22 Aug 2024
Lesotho advances with sanitation coverage but faces wastewater management challenges
Access to sanitation in Lesotho has improved markedly over the past decade, while there have also been recent challenges in ensuring effective collection and treatment of wastewater. While access to sanitation has increased by some 48% during the past decade, an infrastructure update provided by the Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority (LEWA) reports remaining issues with wastewater collection and treatment...