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The first global water conference in almost half a century has concluded with the creation of a new UN envoy for water and hundreds of

The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of

Puzzles remains over how best to count the financial, social and environmental costs and benefits of water, but many investors now state an aim to

It’s just typical. You wait almost five decades to make the case for urgent action and investment on the global stage in the world’s financial

With water scarce in some places, in excess elsewhere, polluted or otherwise problematic, the United Nations addresses this week a global crisis that has been

* Major rice producers need to shift to producing rice that is resilient to flooding and salinity, to cope with likely increase in frequency, intensity

The report says many Asian countries, including China and ASEAN members, who are currently net food exporters, would become net food importers by 2050.

As we draw closer to the summer months, as always, water will slowly start emerging as a precious commodity, rivaling the value of gold. Well,

Die Welt hat ein extremes Wasserproblem, weiß Mariana Mazzucato, Autorin des ersten Weltwasserberichts. Wie verteilt man Trinkwasser noch gerecht, wenn es knapp wird?

Der Klimawandel und Missmanagement bedrohen die letzten Wasservorräte der Erde, warnen Fachleute im ersten Weltwasserbericht. Sieben Punkte sollen die Krise entschärfen.

A rethink of global water security is needed as knowledge grows about the role of nature and climate, analysts say

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Landmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit

The renowned Professor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, Dr Mariana Mazzucato, was interviewed by ECLAC, within the framework of

It’s unacceptable that millions living in poverty still lack access to safe water and basic sanitation. Nature Water will help researchers to find a way

The current water crisis is damaging our environments and livelihoods. We urgently need to renew the way we value and manage water, collectively

The climate meeting COP27 has already meant a step forward in the recognition of the role of water in climate action. But this is only

Today is Water Day at COP27. Collective water action is critical to achieving climate targets, delivering a nature positive world and embedding resilience globally.

Catastrophic floods and droughts are currently being experienced across the world. Paul Wyrwoll and Quentin Grafton argue that our existing approaches to managing water are

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050.

The work by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water is meant to offer advice on water management worldwide, as climate change and deforestation

World leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 against a backdrop of deepening global frictions and fractures and a once-in-a-century pandemic.

Climate change and deforestation are taking an increasing toll on water supplies and impacting global hydrological cycles. Existing policies for water governance are obsolete, said

Water is life and in Freetown the consequences of limited or no access to clean, potable water are acutely felt by almost 50% of our

To contend with worsening water woes, experts on Wednesday launched a new global commission to study the value of the world’s water, and work out

A green revolution is needed to solve the climate crisis but this will not succeed without a “blue revolution” in fundamental changes to the way

Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam was on Wednesday (May 25) announced as one of four co-chairs of a major global

Global leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 to pledge to fight for freedom and values against a backdrop of deepening

World leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 against a backdrop of deepening global frictions and fractures and a once-in-a-century pandemic.

World leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 against a backdrop of deepening global frictions and fractures and a once-in-a-century pandemic.

SINGAPORE: Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam will co-chair a global commission aimed at redefining the way water is valued and

The world’s food crisis could last until 2024 unless safe corridors are created to move Ukrainian food stocks currently blockaded by Russia, the head of

Tharman to co-chair new global group on governing the use of water

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