water Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/water/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:03:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 COP23: Mariet Verhoef-Cohen on how water connects /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-mariet-verhoef-cohen-water-connects/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:18:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=41285 The post COP23: Mariet Verhoef-Cohen on how water connects appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Science and technology can help tackle key sustainable development challenges /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/science-and-technology-can-help-tackle-key-sustainable-development-challenges/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:49:27 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34603 Integrated science is essential to strengthen water management, sustainably use the oceans and tackle climate change, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on World Science Day for Peace and Development.

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]]> Day 5 at COP23: Global Action Days kick off with SDGs in spotlight /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/day-5-at-cop23-global-action-days-kick-off-with-sdgs-in-spotlight/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:26:42 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34573 Al Gore addresses the conference saying, "I’m gonna show you some slides. That’s what I do," and we speak with an astronaut.

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]]> New initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors announced as Action Days begin /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/new-initiatives-in-energy-water-and-agriculture-sectors-announced-as-action-days-begin/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:49:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34567 In Bonn, new initiatives were announced to push forward the transition to renewable energy and to show that more ambitious clean energy development can quickly become a bigger part of national climate plans submitted under the Paris Agreement.

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]]> Live from COP23: Behind the scenes in Bonn /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-liveblog/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 20:03:15 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34045 The COP23 in Bonn, Germany, starts on Mon., 6 November. The ĢƵ Department of Public Information will be on the scene, writing a daily blog post.

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]]> Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; ĢƵ agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/half-a-million-rohingya-arrive-in-bangladesh-un-agencies-rush-to-provide-shelter-clean-water/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:32:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32388 ĢƵ refugee agency announced today that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees spend in the open. “The latest estimate of the number of Rohingya who have arrived in Bangladesh [...]

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]]> Children’s access to safe water and sanitation is a right, not a privilege – ĢƵICEF /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/08/childrens-access-to-safe-water-and-sanitation-is-a-right-not-a-privilege-unicef/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:06:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=30989 In countries beset by violence, displacement, conflict and instability, children's most basic means of survival – water – must be a priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (ĢƵICEF) said today, warning that children living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack access to drinking water. “Children's access to safe water and sanitation, [...]

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]]> At start of World Water Week, ĢƵ Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need ‘major push’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/08/at-start-of-world-water-week-un-assembly-president-says-water-and-sanitation-goals-need-major-push/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 21:45:59 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=30969 Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson today underscored that when it comes to the environment, everything is connected. “None should imagine that the state of sanitation and coral reefs are anything but directly connected,” Mr. Thomson said, delivering the keynote address at special event in Stockholm to [...]

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]]> Billions around the world lack safe water, proper sanitation facilities, reveals ĢƵ report /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/07/billions-around-the-world-lack-safe-water-proper-sanitation-facilities-reveals-un-report/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:35:51 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=29797 Some three in ten people around the world lack access to safe and readily available water at home, and almost six in ten to safely managed sanitation, a new United Nations report has warned, calling on countries to do more to fulfil these basic human needs.

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]]> Ukraine: 750,000 children at risk of losing access to safe drinking water, warns ĢƵ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/ukraine-750000-children-at-risk-of-losing-access-to-safe-drinking-water-warns-un/ Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:44:14 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=28051 With the recent escalation of hostilities damaging vital water infrastructure in eastern Ukraine, at least 750,000 children are at imminent risk of being cut off from safe drinking water, the United Nations Children's Fund (ĢƵICEF) warned today.

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]]> ‘Radical’ investments needed to meet global water and sanitation targets – ĢƵ report /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/04/radical-investments-needed-to-meet-global-water-and-sanitation-targets-un-report/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:34:04 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=25317 Against the backdrop of almost two billion people around the world relying on sources of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, the United Nations has called on countries to “radically” increase investments in water and sanitation infrastructure not only to protect their populations from deadly diseases but also to ensure that they are able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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]]> COP22 spotlights water as part of the climate change solution /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/11/cop22-spotlights-water-as-part-of-the-climate-change-solution/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:25:46 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=22349 “Water is one of the most impacted resources, but water also provides solutions to these challenges,” stressed the President of the World Water Council.

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]]> World leaders, part of new High-Level Panel, call for action on water /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/world-leaders-part-of-new-high-level-panel-call-for-action-on-water/ Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:30:30 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=20328 The High Level Panel on Water, consisting of 11 sitting Heads of State and Government and one Special Adviser, on Wednesday issued a Call to Action for a fundamental shift in the way the world looks at water. The Panel aims to mobilize effective action and advocate on financing and implementation to increase access to safe [...]

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]]> Media advisory: High-Level Panel on Water stakeout /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/media-advisory-high-level-panel-on-water-stakeout/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:02:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=20224 The High Level Panel on Water, which consists of 11 sitting Heads of State and Government and one Special Adviser, issued today a Call to Action that advocates for a fundamental shift in the way the world looks at water.

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]]> At start of World Water Week, ĢƵICEF highlights how girls lose time collecting water /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/08/at-start-of-world-water-week-unicef-highlights-how-girls-lose-time-collecting-water/ Mon, 29 Aug 2016 13:28:50 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19694 The opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours every day collecting it.

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]]> Media advisory: Briefing on ‘Water and Jobs’ report /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/media-advisory-briefing-on-water-and-jobs-report/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:22:24 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16320 Briefing on the 2016 ĢƵ World Water Development Report, “Water and Jobs” 1:15 p.m., Thurs., 14 April Three out of four jobs worldwide are water-dependent. Water shortages and lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come, according to the 2016 United Nations World Water Development Report, “Water and Jobs.” To promote [...]

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]]> Businesses show SDG support with new #WASHforWork initiative /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/03/businesses-show-sdg-support-with-new-washforwork-initiative/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:13:32 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16032 11 leading organizations introduced a new initiative called WASH4Work, aimed at mobilizing greater business action to address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges in the workplace, communities where workers live, and across supply chains.

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]]> Threats to forests could imperil global freshwater supplies /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/03/threats-to-forests-could-imperil-global-freshwater-supplies/ Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:40:55 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16024 Safeguarding forests is essential for sustainable management of global freshwater resources and avoiding water shortages, according to United Nations officials and forest experts at an event today marking the International Day of Forests.

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]]> Sanitation becomes separate ĢƵ human right in enhanced fight against infection /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/sanitation-becomes-separate-un-human-right-in-enhanced-fight-against-infection/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:57:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=13853 With more than 2.5 billion people worldwide, one third of the total population, living without access to proper toilets, the United Nations General Assembly has recognised sanitation as a separate human right in a bid to curb a major source of deadly infections.

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]]> New global arena needed to confront water challenges, ĢƵ board says /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/11/new-global-arena-needed-to-confront-water-challenges-un-board-says/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:00:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=12177 The supreme importance of water and sanitation to development and well-being merits creation of a powerful new global arena inside the ĢƵ, dedicated to resolving water conflicts and common challenges while tracking progress against the world’s newly-agreed development goals.

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