UK government announces new water plan
The UK government has launched is new ‘Plan for Water’ which aims to improve water security and reduce pollution. The plan promises increased investment,...
World Bank report quantifies WASH funding gap
An annual shortfall of between $131.4bn and $140.8bn must be filled if the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for universal access to safe water...
New WMO report provides global drought monitoring insights
A new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) aims to provide a global overview of current drought impact monitoring practices.
Titled ‘Drought Impact Monitoring:...
NASA’s Earth Observation project goes ‘Open Access’
NASA has announced that outputs of its OPERA Earth Observation project are now freely available.
Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with partners from NASA’s...
UNICEF calls for WASH programmes to improve gender inclusiveness
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a new report on the integration of gender transformative strategies within WASH programmes.
Titled, Stocktaking and gap...
DNA test to support global atlas of freshwater life
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and NatureMetrics are to work in partnership to create a global atlas assessing the state of...
Government to fast-track Independent Water Commission proposals
In response to a new report on England’s water sector from the Independent Water Commission (IWC), the Secretary of State for the Environment has...
Report finds sharp growth in global hydro capacity
A new report by the International Hydropower Association has found that global hydropower increased by 34 GW in the past year, including over 10...
UN-Water launches SDG 6 Progress Reports
The UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6) launched its 2024 series of SDG 6 indicator progress reports, with summary briefs. The launch...
UNEP warns of climate adaptation gap
UNEP has released the sixth edition of its Adaptation gap report and, in a report subtitled ‘The gathering storm’, sets out how the world...
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Countdown to Bangkok
The 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast and will help advance options for low- and middle-income countries. Erika Yarrow-Soden...
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UK’s first wastewater monitoring pilot
The UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre has been launched at the University of Bath.
Researchers at the Excellence Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection...
