Source: International Water Association TYPE: WebinarDURATION: 1:30 hoursSTART DATE: 26 Oct 2022START TIME: 10:00 (London time)LANGUAGE: EnglishFORMAT: Presentations, practical learning exercise and panel discussion session.CERTIFICATION: N/A Target Audi...
Household Rainwater Harvesting System
What is a Rainwater Harvesting System? Rainwater harvesting is the collection and storage of rain for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off. These stored waters are used for various purposes, such as domestic use, gardening, irrigation, groundwater recharge and flood retention, etc. If f...
Join the Global Youth Movement for Water
Are you a youth-led organization or association active in the water space? Do you want to amplify your voice and contribute to a global movement for change? Are you a non-youth organization wanting to further support youth for water? The Global Youth Movement for Water aims to enhance the ...
Urban WaterGuide: A guide for building sustainable and resilient cities
The Australian Government, Australian Water Partnership and the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities partnered to develop a framework to improve water outcomes in international cities and towns, based on Australia's urban water experience. The result is the Urban WaterGuide, which ...
Digital Water Book: A Strategic Digital Transformation for the Water Industry
Source: International Water Association - The pressing need to address the challenges of the global water sector continues to be the driving force behind the digital transformation. In addition to rapidly changing demographics, intensified and prolonged natural disasters, and ageing infrastruct...
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Water and Society
On this water planet, water plays a very important role in society. Humans cannot exist without water since it forms our landscape and is also essential for the production of crops. However, when different users and goals meet, water becomes a source of conflict and inequality. The management of wat...
Uniting Youth for Water at World Water Congress
Source - International Water Association - IWA is pleased to announce an award-winning young water professional as a keynote speaker at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition. Dr Farokh L Kakar, an environmental Engineer at Brown and Caldwell and Founder of Blue College of Water and Tech...
Why we need to talk about climate when we talk about water
Source - Australian Aid - Climate change is threatening water security as we experience changes in the water cycle, including floods and droughts. At the same time, water systems such as permafrost and wetlands emit greenhouse gases, and climate change mitigation actions such as alternative wat...
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022
Source - UNWATER - The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 is the only United Nations official report that monitors global progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This annual report is prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in ...
‘Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water’ – Stockholm World Water Week 2022
Source - unwater - Later this month, World Water Week 2022 will take place online and in Stockholm, Sweden, from 23 August to 1 September. The theme of the event is "Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water", reflecting the urgent need to better understand and value water in its full complexity. O...
GWP SAS Water Academy for Youth (WAY) 2022
Source - Global Water Partnership - GWP SAS WAY Programme is planned from 25 September to 30 November 2022 with the theme "Riverscapes and Riverine Ecosystems". We are calling applications from eligible youth (18-35 years old) from the region to participate to the training. What is GWP SAS Wate...
FAO technical guide on land tenure, combating desertification, land degradation, and drought
Source - United Nations - A new technical guide from the secretariats of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) addresses the integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of T...
Young people drive climate and water action
Source - World Meteorological Organization - More than 1,000 youth leaders from Asia and the Pacific region gathered this week in the Philippines for an international conference co-sponsored by WMO to increase youth participation in addressing global water and climate challenges. The event came...
Water financing and partnerships fundamental to achieve SDGs
Source - International Water Association - By Iver Høj Nielsen, Head of P4G Activities, State of Green. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen in September 2022. According to the World Bank, we are around US$11...
New FAO guidelines on calculating agriculture water use efficiency
Source - UN Water - A new publication, "Guidelines for the calculation of the agriculture water use efficiency for global reporting", by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is now available. These guidelines are intended to assist countries in understanding and com...