Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures adopted in many countries of the world, the Second High-level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”, which was initially planned to be held from 18 to 20 June 2020, postponed to a later date.
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02/062020
Ministers and other high-level officials discussed how actions to address water and climate change can drive progress on the 2030 Agenda. The online event was organized under the framework of the Water Action Decade, and in support of the implementation of the Decade of Action for the SDGs. In addition to synergies between action to address SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 13 (climate action), speakers also drew linkages with security issues, the need to bring the freshwater and saltwater communities together, and the importance of technology.
26/022020
The meeting of the National Organizing Committee of the International High-level Conference on International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028 (June 18-20, 2020) was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Mr. Kohir Rasulzoda on 26 February 2020 in Dushanbe.
During the meeting, the preparations to the Second Dushanbe Water Decade Conference were reviewed and appropriate instructions were given to the members of the National Organizing Committee, relevant ministries and agencies to take the necessary measures to organize the Conference at the high level.
03/022020
The second meeting of the International Advisory Committee to the Dushanbe Water Process was held on 30 January 2020 at the FAO Headquarter in Rome, Italy.
29/102019
The world’s mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN’s weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address the world’s rapidly-changing water systems.
25/092019
Our oceans and frozen spaces have been “taking the heat” for global warming for decades, climate experts said on Wednesday, warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people could suffer from rising sea levels, frequent natural disasters and food shortages.
27/082019
Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted crises have left some 420 million children without basic sanitation, and 210 million lacking access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
26/082019
The First meeting of the International Advisory Committee to the Dushanbe Water Process to promote the implementation of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028 was held on 25 August 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden.
20/082019
This Tuesday, we cover: new report on water quality worldwide; Yemen envoy briefs the Security Council on Aden; intensifying clashes in southern Libya; UNICEF appeals for increased aid for Venezuela youngsters; and UN negotiations continue over a new ocean protection agreement.