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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsUNDRR developed a water survey to collect water community views, experiences and proposals to inform the Sendai Framework and Water Action Decade MTRs. Between 7 June and 16 September 2022, 20 responses were received to the water survey, including from UN-Water members and observers.
The objective of the water community survey was to collect water comm…
Geneva 22nd September 2023 As proved so tragically in Libya last week, while water holds the key to life, all too often it kills. Whether – like in Derna - it’s too much water leading to floods, or too little water causing droughts, or polluted water resulting in health risks, addressing the dangers that water poses can save l…
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Most hazards are directly or indirectly linked to water (e.g., flood, drought, typhoons/ cyclones, flash floods, landslides, and water quality emergencies). Over the last two decades, floods and droughts have affected more than 3 billion people. Disasters related to weather, climate, or water hazards…
At the UN Water Conference, UNDRR calls for transformative water action to address water related risks.Whether it is from too much or too little water, nine out of ten disasters are water related. The climate crisis is already intensifying droughts and floods, undermining sustainable development efforts.“To address these risks before they become disaste…
In the mountains of West Java, the Rawa Danau Nature Reserve is the one of last remaining examples of Indonesia’s swamp forests that haven’t been replaced by rice fields. It serves as a natural reservoir, storing water that flows from the surrounding mountains, before flowing onwards into an expanding lattice of rivers and streams that make their way do…