Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn giving the nation's blessing
14 June 2016South Korea has been celebrating the World Water Day since 1995, and this year held its biggest event in the...
Official Video Message
22 March 2016"The fact is that water is work." These words from Guy Ryder, the ILO Director-General and Chair of UN-Water, encapsulate...
Latest UN data on Water and Jobs
22 March 2016For the first time, the United Nations World Water Development Report will not only be launched in English but also in Spanish...
Water focus at the White House
22 March 2016Safe, sufficient, and reliable water resources are essential to the functioning of every aspect and sector of U.S. society, including...
Water and Forests
22 March 2016Water and trees are inexorably linked. Access to water sustains trees and the species that depend on them, and trees...
#WaterIs Climate
21 March 2016UNICEF joins the World Water Day campaign, highlighting the link between climate change, water and children. Water and climate change...
Leading Organizations launch WASH4Work
21 March 2016In advance of World Water Day, 11 leading organizations have launched WASH4Work, a joint initiative to address pressing water, sanitation,...
Youth for Water & Climate
21 March 2016In the run up to last year's landmark Paris Conference, the Global Water Partnership (GWP), a UN-Water partner, brought together...
Water Operators' Partnerships
21 March 2016As the world’s urban population steadily grows and water stress increases, strengthening the capacity of the world’s public water and...
Kids on the importance of Water
21 March 2016FasTracKids Centers and schools from Albania, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Saudi Arabia, USA and Vietnam hosted...
Monrovia past Ebola
20 March 2016Two years ago, the largest Ebola outbreak in history began in Guinea before spreading to neighboring Liberia. As West Point,...
Climate Action for a Happy Planet
20 March 2016This year’s International Day of Happiness is focused on Climate Action for a Happy Planet, says UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
The Water Integrity Global Outlook
20 March 2016In order to guarantee that all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation, the international community will need...
Celebrities Unite for Safe Water
19 March 2016Water Now is the message that celebrities and dignitaries from around the globe are sending for World Water Day 2016....
Hearts in Action
18 March 2016Art has the power to change the world for the better. This idea sits at the heart of herARTS in...
The Water Games
17 March 2016The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Centre for Systems Solutions (CRS) are jointly celebrating World Water...
Empower Students to Become Leaders
17 March 2016Water Initiative for the Future (WatIF) is a unique, multidisciplinary conference occurring at Queen's University in Canada from 27-29 July....
Strengthen Vulnerable Community
17 March 2016Kankintu is a highly vulnerable community in Panama, as all homes are located on the bank of the largest river...
Photo Chain for Water
16 March 2016WeChain launch a #WorldWaterDay photo-mosaic for water and invites you to join in. You may take part in this digital...
Protecting Indigenous Peoples
14 March 2016Through much of Central America, Indigenous Peoples - particularly women and children - lack access to safe water. The struggle...
Making Fashion Sustainable
14 March 2016What do you know about the people who make your clothes? What about your jewelry? Perhaps the tags tell you...
Walk for Water Jobs
14 March 2016To celebrate World Water Day, the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC) will host a "Walk for Water Jobs" event...
Recognizing Water Advocates in Nigeria
14 March 2016Just in time for World Water Day, the Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE), an NGO based in Lagos,...
Better Water, Better Jobs
11 March 2016Ensuring access to safe water is vital for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But, in this time of limited...
3 minute quiz
11 March 2016What do you know about the upcoming World Water Day and this years theme? Test your skills in this quiz,...
We're all Downstream
10 March 2016Architect William McDonough famously wrote "In planetary terms, we're all downstream." This adage is particularly try when it comes to...
A Journey Begins with a Single Step
10 March 2016The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is the message from the India Youth for...
Green Washing
10 March 2016Normally, the term "greenwashing" is negative , indicating that an organization is trying to make its products seem more sustainable...
Fishing for education
09 March 2016Access to a quality education is essential for sustainable development. Unfortunately, for too many children displaced by violent conflict, this...
Refugees find safety but not food & water
09 March 2016You have probably seen the headlines about the refugee crisis, as millions of people worldwide are forced from their homes...
Water Action Month
08 March 2016The fight to guarantee universal access to safe water and sanitation is not limited to World Water Day. That's why...
Veterans for Water
05 March 2016Veterans Without Orders mobilize a worldwide network of military veterans to combat the global water crisis and host a Water...
World Water Seawords
05 March 2016”Water is central to human survival, the environment and the economy and decent work can provide income and pave the...
Water Flashmob
05 March 2016With the World Water Day coming up, Indian NGOs and clubs now take a new route to inculcate a sense...
The Dutch Water Day
04 March 2016Every year Aqua for All and Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) organize a World Water Day event for the Dutch...
Feeling Blue?
03 March 2016Dress in blue, paint yourself blue, decorate your school or office blue, bake blue cakes, drink blue drinks, play the...
Key to Conserve Ecosystems
02 March 2016Climate change is already visible in parts of Bolivia. The community are aware of this fact, and want to take...
#WaterIs Forests
29 February 201675 % of freshwater used for household, agricultural and industrial needs is provided through forested catchments. Some of the world’s...
Empowerment through work
27 February 2016The ILO project aims at developing a national policy to promote women’s employment in Turkey, creating decent work opportunities for...
Water is Hard Work
26 February 2016UNICEF celebrates World Water Day with a special focus on children and mothers in developing countries. Most often women and children...
Make Every Drop Count
24 February 2016"Small efforts can go a long way when everyone plays a part. Together, it can contribute towards achieving the nation’s...
Investing in development
19 February 2016The new action plan aims to empower and support Lake Chad communities as they face urgent development challenges that are...
Mapping Chad´s water
16 February 2016Management of excess and/or lack of water is critical in Chad. Agriculture and livestock is an important livelihood for the...
In charge of the future water sector
13 February 2016IWA’s programme of activities for Young Water...
Photo competition
10 February 2016WSSCC just celebrated 25 years of working towards achieving safe sanitation, hygiene and drinking water for everyone in the world,...
The Action Month of March
08 February 2016End Water Poverty are so passionate and excited about World Water Day that they this year decided to celebrate for...
The right to water
26 January 2016The right to water and sanitation is still an unrealised dream for far too many people, and the lack of...
Familiar with aquaponic farming?
26 January 2016Aquaponics, a system of farming that uses no soil, also uses far less water than traditional agriculture. But but can...
New skills & chance for employment
26 January 2016A training initiative gives a group of unemployed men from fishing families in the Gaza Strip a chance to learn...
Brazil’s crippling drought
26 January 2016Last summer South America’s largest city had its worst drought in a century. A drought seems like a strange concept...
World Water Day themes since the start
22 January 2016World Water Day dates back to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development where an international observance for...
Why quality jobs matter
21 January 2016Did you know that women spend more than twice as much time as men doing unpaid care and domestic work?...
The power of Climate Change
13 January 2016Climate change impacts on rivers and streams may substantially reduce electricity production capacity around the world. A new
Will demand double?
11 January 2016If current trends continue, domestic and industrial water demand would more than double by the year 2050, according to a...
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