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.
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION on the annotated Table of Contents of the fourth edition of the UN World Water Development Report
WWAP is pleased to invite you to comment on the just released annotated Table of Contents for the fourth edition of the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR4). Please join us in the preparation of the WWDR4 by sharing your comments with us through the public consultation for the annotated Table of Contents of the WWDR4.
Haiti: a call for support
In the wake of natural disasters such as the earthquakes in Haiti, access to basic needs such as safe water, food and medical treatment are the most critical. While our thoughts are with those in Haiti, we urge you to consider supporting the relief efforts of the many qualified organizations responding to the crisis. One organization that is working to deliver medical care, food and water to the victims in Haiti is the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), though we encourage donations to any charities you trust to deliver aid.
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Launch of the World Water Day 2010 website
Every year, the United Nations observes March 22 as the World Day for Water, and UN-Water is responsible for choosing the day’s host and theme. The 2010 World Water Day, coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has the slogan "Clean Water for a Healthy World". UN-Water is dedicating this day to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management.
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New Water and Climate Change Publications by WWAP and UN-Water
The UN World Water Assessment Program would like to share with you a number of new publications addressing Water and Climate Change, produced in anticipation of the COP 15 discussions. These new publications draw from the findings of the UN World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World (2009).
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Water dropped from the climate change negotiations
The last round of the Climate Change talks before the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen in December took place on 2-6 November in Barcelona, Spain.
Despite the 'Water Day', organized on November 3rd by the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) in collaboration with UN-Water, and quite successful media advocacy, all mention of water issues were removed from the latest iteration of the negotiating text on climate change mitigation and adaptation, the Non-Paper 31, that will form the backbone of high-level discussions in Copenhagen in December.
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WWAP Headquarters at the Villa La Colombella in Perugia, Italy
The WWAP Secretariat is happy to announce that its offices have transferred to Perugia, Italy. The Umbrian Region has generously assigned UNESCO the use of the Villa La Colombella in the municipality of Perugia. WWAP has now based its headquarters at the Villa, where it also hosts capacity-building activities and other events jointly with partner organizations. WWAP is pleased to present its new facilities in Perugia and to share this beautiful, historic site with the extended international water community. Partner organisations are welcome to hold water-related events in WWAP premises.
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