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.
'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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Preparation underway for new WWAP case study: the Tiber River Basin, Italy
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On the 18th of May 2010, representatives of the Tiber River Basin Authority; the Italian regions of Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Emilia Romagna and Abruzzo; and the Italian Ministry of the Environment met together at the headquarters of UN WWAP, Italy, to discuss the work programme towards publication of the Tiber River Basin Case Study in the upcoming 4th UN WWDR.
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New GLAAS Report 2010 | Targeting Resources for Better Results
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The 2010 GLAAS report Targeting Resources for Better Results [English, PDF 12 MB] has just been released April 22nd. GLAAS, or the Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water, is a UN-Water initiative implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO). Its objective is to provide policy makers at all levels with reliable, easily accessible, comprehensive and global analysis on sanitation and drinking water in order to make informed decisions.
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