30 Oct 2024

From Stockholm to COP 29:

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International Water Law and Transboundary Water Cooperation

24 Oct 2024

MOP 10

In Ljubljana, Slovenia, more than 100 countries and 30 ministers attended the 10th session of Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transbound...

30 Oct 2024

Bapon Fahruddin and Henk Ovink

The Water Diplomat: What does Stockholm World Water Week represent to you, and how does the World Water Week help to deepen your understanding of water challenges and solutions? ...

1 Nov 2024

Ministers and Development Partners advance Cooperation on the Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin

On the 22nd of October, a second high-level session was held on the regional initiative for cross-border cooperation on the Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (SMAB). This initiati...

5 Nov 2024

Danish Companies to Tackle Water Challenges: UN Water’s SDG6 Report Sparks Action Through Africa Strategy

The profile of water security is currently rising fast on the international political arena, but are actions and implementations following suit? UN-Water has released a midterm eva...

4 Oct 2024

Zambezi River

Zambia and the UNECE are expecting to celebrate the country’s accession to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UN Water ...

19 Sep 2024

Retno Marsudi

On the 13th of September, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of H.E. Retno L.P. Marsudi of the Republic of Indonesia as his Special Envoy o...

2 Oct 2024

UN General Assembly adopts resolution on modalities of 2026 Water Conference

On the 6th of September, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved – without a vote - resolution A/78/L110 on the modalities of the 2026 United Nations Water Conference. ...

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 ...

Water in Armed Conflict and other situations of violence

31 Oct 2024

New Outbreak of Cholera in Sudan’s Central and Eastern States

An outbreak of cholera was officially declared on 12 August 2024 by Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, after a new wave of cholera cases was reported beginning on 22 July 2024. Be...

1 Nov 2024

Second consecutive hottest summer on record increases likelihood of conflict

According to a press release by the Water Peace and Security Partnership (WPS), the unprecedented heat during the course of this year has heightened the likelihood of water-related...

5 Nov 2024

Green Climate Fund approves its first climate-resilient water project in Iraq

On 24 October the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a USD 39 million FAO-led project, which is aimed at improving water and food security in Iraq’s rural areas with climate-resilie...

3 Oct 2024

International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts

In September, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)finalised its sixth report on international humanitarian law (IHL) and the challenges of contemporary armed conflic...

26 Sep 2024

Jordan refugee camp

This year, the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan has marked its tenth anniversary, a moment worthy of reflection on the progress and remaining challenges in providing water, sanitation ...

4 Oct 2024

UN special rapporteurs decry militarisation of water and current humanitarian situation in Gaza

On the 16th of September, three UN special rapporteurs commented on the situation in Gaza from the perspective of their different thematic mandates to advise on human rights. The h...

Knowledge Based, Data-Driven Decision Making

10 Oct 2024

State of Global Water Resources 2023

On the 7th of October, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) released its State of Global Water Resources 2023 report, which is intended to provide an annual synthesis of glo...

5 Nov 2024

Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.2, with a special focus on Climate Change

On October 1st, UN-Water announced the publication of the third progress report on transboundary water cooperation, which is monitored globally with the use of indicator 6.5.2, tra...

1 Nov 2024

New data from the Joint Monitoring Program show global progress on WASH in health care facilities

Background The World Health Organisation/United Nations Children’s Fund (WHO/UNICEF) Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) has published thei...

4 Oct 2024

Three SDG 6 indicator progress reports highlight degradation in water related ecosystems

On 27 August, the UNEP and UN-Water’s Integrated Monitoring Initiative, in collaboration with partner agencies, published three reports on topics for which UNEP is the custodian ag...

3 Oct 2024

New research from the Earth Commission highlights planetary and human risks, showing pathways to a safe and just future

New research in the Lancet Planetary Health, co-authored by 60 leading natural and social scientists from the Earth Commission, published on the 11th of September, quantifies a cor...

11 Sep 2024

A Hole in Our Bucket? Water Integrity Network Launches 3rd Global Integrity Outlook

2024 report presents ways to ensure fair and transparent financing to achieve SDG 6 targets On the 11th of September 2024, the Water Integrity Network launched its third Water ...

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Finance for water cooperation

18 Oct 2024

The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good

On the 17th of October, the Global Commission on the Economics of Water published its 2024 report entitled ‘The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Commo...

15 Oct 2024

Global Water Tariff Survey 2024: a year of record increases in tariffs

On October 1st, Global Water Intelligence (GWI) published the 2024 Global Water Tariff Survey 2024 which reports a record increase in global water, wastewater and stormwater bills ...

5 Oct 2024

Asian Development Bank’s call to action on Glacial Melt:

On the 24th of August, at Stockholm Water Week, The Water Diplomat caught up with Mr Lance Gore, Principal Water Resources Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss...

5 Oct 2024

Scaling up climate resilient water management practices in La Mojana region in Colombia

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been supporting the government of Colombia on a project which aims to enhance the climate resilience of vulnerable communities in the Colombian wet...

6 Sep 2024

WaterWorX: The role of Water Operator Partnerships in leveraging finance for SDG 6 objectives

The Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF) convened by UN Habitat will be held in Cairo, Egypt from 4-8 November 2024. The return of the WUF to the African continent after ...

28 Aug 2024

Drilling for water Comoros

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 drinkin...

National and Local News

31 Oct 2024

Tree planting upper Upper Great Akaki Sub-Catchment in Ethiopia

About 1.3 million inhabitants of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, are dependent on two reservoirs located at 32km from the city. These reservoirs are fed by the Upper Great Ak...

5 Oct 2024

Recent monsoon rainfall in Nepal heaviest in over 50 years

The most intense rainfall in half a century occurred in Karnali province in Nepal in late September, resulting in flash floods and landslides in the densely populated Kathmandu val...

18 Sep 2024

Strone Slaskie dam

Poland has experienced both extremes of the hydrological spectrum in the month of September, swinging between drought in early September to a flood emergency less than two weeks la...

4 Oct 2024

India requests Pakistan to review Indus Waters Treaty

On the 18th of September the government of India formally requested the Government of Pakistan to review the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed by the two governments in Karachi in ...

30 Jul 2024

Source: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

India is currently facing a severe environmental crisis as extreme heatwaves and water scarcity threaten the well-being of millions. This summer, India recorded an all-timehigh tem...

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 wastewate...

20 Aug 2024

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Water Governance for Water Security in Finland

In a recent publication in the International Journal of Water Resources Development, researchers have presented the results of their studies into the current water governance syste...

1 Jul 2024

Murray-Darling Basin Authority responds to Stakeholder Consultations

Australia is among the countries in the world that is most affected by climate change, and this has a powerful effect on water resources availability and variability. The Murray-Da...