Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs Originally published by UNU-INWEH, 26 May 2022. UN and partner water experts say it's time to increase the tapping of...

1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Originally published by Terry Collins & Associates, AAAS and EurekAlert, 21, March 2021. Photo Credit : Amors Photos|...

Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences, disaster readiness, identify supply chain...

Originally published by Utrecht University A new study by scientists at Utrecht University and the United Nations University concludes that about half of global wastewater is treated, rather than the...

By 2050, most of humanity will live downstream of large dams built in the 20th century Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams   By 2050,...

HAMILTON – Canada today announced a CDN$10 million extension of core funding through 2025 for the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, a research organization at the forefront of...

Launch of the UN World Water Development Report on 22 March   [caption id="attachment_5425" align="alignright" width="220"] The 2020 World Water Development Report. Download here[/caption]Paris/Geneva, 22 March — Climate change will...

Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; Enough water to fill Lake Victoria in seven years, Lake...

Urgent need to replace competition with co-operation in the Aral Sea Basin Unless well-funded and coordinated joint efforts are stepped up, ongoing over-withdrawals compounded by climate change will cause dangerous...