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An additional 8.56 billion cubic metres of wastewater a year needs...

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Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic metres and investment in an additional 4691 treatment facilities per year...

Canada Falling Short of U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals: Report

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Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United...

UN Environment Exec. Director Statement on Environmental Impact of Armed Conflict

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On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the executive director of UN Environment, Erik Solheim,...

Bloomberg to Mobilize Private Capital Against Climate Change for United Nations

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Yesterday, during the week of the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced that Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Special Envoy for Climate...

Indigenous Canadians Speak for Water on World Water Day 2018

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Indigenous Canadians spoke out on World Water Day 2018, the start of the International Decade for Action — Water for Sustainable Development 2018–2028. They...

Women Can Lead to a Water Secure World

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Gender equality issues have gained unprecedented attention since late 2017, notably through the #MeToo movement. Dialogue on gender equity has brought a sharp focus...

Why Canada Should Engage in the New Water Decade: Republic of...

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World Water Day 2018 marks the beginning of the new International Decade for Action - Water for Sustainable Development. The new Decade can be traced...

United Nations Calls for Fundamental Shift in Global Water Management

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In advance of World Water Day 2018 and the launch of the Water Action Decade 2018–2028, the United Nations and its High Level Panel...

UN Releases Guidelines for Water Data Management Policy

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During the 28th UN-Water Meeting held in Rome this week, the Good Practice Guidelines for Water Data Management Policy were officially launched. The guidelines were...

Okanagan Tourism Meets Sustainable Development Goals on Water

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The Thompson Okanagan Region in British Columbia is the first destination in the Americas to earn the International Biosphere Destination certification recognized by UNESCO...

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