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UN-Water Focus Areas
Urban water Governance and Management in the Asia-Pacific Region (under development)
Strengthened knowledge and capacities of the participants to analyse, understand and address identified urban challenges in water governance and management in their cities in a sustainable manner.
Capacity Development for Water Operators
Water operators (particularly public ones, which provide approximately 90% of water and sanitation services worldwide) play a big role in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and the realization of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. The topic presents materials from UN-Water for building up capacity of the water operators.
Water and Food Security - World Water Week 2012
UN-Water was actively present at World Water Week 2012 in Stockholm, one of the world’s largest gatherings of experts on global water issues. This year’s topic focused on “Water and Food Security”. UNW-DPC organized a high-level side event on the “Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture,” organized and staffed a booth as part of the UN-Water Pavilion, and assisted in the organization of the UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue.
Documentation of selected seminars and side events offered by UN-Water or multiple UN-Water members and partners are offered here.
Institutional Capacity Development in Water Management, Water Supply and Sanitation (IFAT 2010)
IFAT ENTSORGA, 2010 served as a platform to raise awareness about UN-Water and its activities. By bringing representatives from these agencies together, the diversity of activities within UN-Water was presented to the public in an interactive and engaging manner.
Capacity development through information systems and knowledge networks
The water sector is knowledge intensive. Improving the means for spreading knowledge in order to effectively reach a wider audience is important if people are to face various water-related challenges,including new challenges such as climate change and green growth.
Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue on “Beyond 2015: What is Next for Water-Related MDGs and Water Challenges?” At the 2011 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden
Water Safety Plans
Water Safety Plans are a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach from catchment to consumer, with the aim of consistently ensuring the safety and acceptability of a drinking-water supply (WHO/IWA). This section compiles learning materials on WSPs from various UN-Water members and partners.
Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture
Training course on the 'Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture' in developing countries and countries in transition.
Links to workshops :
International Kickoff Workshop, Germany
Link to 1st Regional Workshop for Francophone and Northern Africa
Link to 2nd Regional Workshop for South, West and Central Asia
Link to 3rd Regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa
Link to 4th Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean
Link to 5th Regional Workshop for Pacific and South East Asia
UN-Water at IFAT 2012
IFAT Entsorga is one of the world’s largest trade fairs for water, sewage, waste and raw materials, with around 110,000 trade visitors from over 185 countries.
Water Loss Reduction in Cities
Water efficiency, and particularly drinking water loss, is a widespread issue which has significant financial and environmental repercussions. However, awareness regarding the scope of the problem and available solutions is lacking. This sections contains supporting material is provided to foster the learning process on reducing water loss.
National Drought Management Policies Initiative
Risk based drought management is multifaceted and requires the involvement of a variety of stakeholders, and, from a drought management policy perspective, capacities in diverse ministries and national institutions are needed. Supporting the development of such capacities is at the core of the joint “National Drought Management Policies Initiative” under UN-Water.The objective of this joint initiative is to increase the capacities within the target countries on the development of risk based national drought management policies.
Climate Change Adaptation
The effects of climate change on water resources will significantly affect the quality and availability of water, and thus impact key sectors such as agriculture, hydropower and energy production as well as tourism. Adaptation to climate change is urgent. Societies therefore need to develop strategies for adaptation to the changes in water resource availability in space and time.
Flood Management
A collection of learning materials and learning initaitves for implementing flood management strategies involving individuals, families and communities along with a cross-section of civil society such as research institutions, governments and voluntary organizations.
Spate Irrigation Systems
Spate irrigation is the art and science of managing floods for irrigation. It is unique to arid and semi-arid environments.They are becoming increasingly relevant to water & food security, in the modern context defined by resource-scarcity and climate variability.
IWRM education-eLectures
This E-learning module on Integrated Water Resources Management complements classical learning options in support of worldwide implementation of IWRM.
Conflict Resolution for IWRM
Training on Conflict Resolution and Negotiation for IWRM, "Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness for Water Security"
Farm Management Strategies to Improve Crop-Water Productivity using Aquacrop
Training courses and materials on practical applications of AquaCrop in order to improve the strategic farm management skills toward increasing crop water productivity.
Good Practices in Transboundary Water
The Transboundary Waters Thematic Priority Area provides this forum to display and submit Good Practices on transboundary water cooperation with the aim to assist Member States in jointly managing their transboundary waters and to share lessons learnt.
Capacity Development for Water Cooperation
Water education and capacity development are vital for realizing the potentials in water cooperation. A multi-disciplinary and integrated approach is essential to grasp the many facets of water cooperation cutting across a wide range of actors, disciplines and scales.
Institutional Capacity Development in Transboundary Basins
Materials on Institutional Capacity Development in Transboundary Waters
The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus
The water, energy and food sectors are inextricably linked, and that
actions in one area more often than not have impacts in one or both of the others.
Water and Green Economy
An economy is considered a green economy if it results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities (working definition by UNEP). In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one which is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive.
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