The World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), founded in 2000, is the flagship programme of
UN-Water. Housed in
UNESCO, WWAP monitors freshwater issues in order to provide recommendations, develop case studies, enhance assessment capacity at a national level and inform the decision-making process. Its primary product, the
World Water Development Report (WWDR), is a periodic, comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the world’s freshwater resources.
Contribute to the UN World Water Development Report
and help us make it relevant to all readers!
In an ongoing effort to make the United Nations World Water Development Report more relevant to all of its target audiences, the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is carrying out regular consultations with stakeholders from all fields to identify specific needs or issues and emerging challenge areas.
We invite you to register yourself or others from your network who may be interested in the consultation process. (This will only take a few short minutes!) Those who register will be invited to participate in short, targeted surveys during preparation of the fourth edition of the World Water Development Report.
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"Water Conflict Management" Training of Trainers from Africa 20-24 September 2010, Perugia, Italy
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UNESCO-PCCP (From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential), a WWAP and UNESCO-IHP program, that facilitates multi-level and interdisciplinary dialogues in order to foster peace, cooperation and development related to the management of transboundary water resources, is offering a short training in "Water Conflict Management" for trainers coming from African countries.
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'Water for sustainable urban human settlements' – a new joint Briefing Note by WWAP and UN-HABITAT
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WWAP and UN-Habitat have released a joint Briefing Note 'Water for sustainable urban human settlements' highlighting critical water challenges related to today's unprecedented urban expansion – from providing access to basic services to ensuring environmental and human security. The paper, produced 16 June 2010, provides urban mayors, leaders and high-level decision makers with concrete policy options to meet these challenges, protect against potential water-related disasters and ensure the development of sustainable urban settlements.
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Launch of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2010
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First agreed at the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set worldwide objectives for reducing extreme poverty and hunger, improving health and education, empowering women and ensuring environmental sustainability by 2015.
The 2010 MDGs Report has been designated by the UN General Assembly as an official input to the MDG Summit, which will take place in New York, 20-22 September 2010, to agree on a plan to accelerate global action on the Goals.
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New UN-Water policy brief on climate change adaptation and water
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UN-Water has recently released the policy brief "Climate Change Adaptation: The Pivotal Role of Water", addressed to practitioners and policymakers of water resources management, sectoral decision-makers as well as those who shape policy regarding climate change. The brief suggests that significant investments and policy shifts are needed and emphasizes that the challenges resulting from climate change impacts on water resources requires adaptation strategies at the local, regional, national and global levels.
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‘World Water Scenarios’ presentation at World Future 2010
There is a world water crisis, but it is not a crisis of lack of resources; rather, it is a crisis of poor management of the water resources of the planet. The decisions that determine the future of these resources are not made by those who are traditionally considered water managers. They are made by policy makers in government, the private sector, and civil society.
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WWAP contribution to the High Level International Conference on the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the Decade for Action "Water for Life" 2005-2015
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WWAP attended the High Level International Conference (HLIC) on the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the Decade for Action "Water for Life" 2005-2015 held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 8-10 June 2010. The conference gathered about 800 participants from 75 UN member countries, among which heads of governments, scholars, NGO representatives, experts and UN representatives.
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