Tackling the AMR threat
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
‘Global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in human health’ is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest research agenda aimed at providing guidance...
Left stranded – how water can impact the assets of major users
A new report produced by CDP in collaboration with Planet Tracker, High and Dry: How Water Issues Are Stranding Assets, presents research highlighting how...
Sector opportunities for methane emission action
The pledges and action plans to cut carbon emissions emanating from COP26 indicate that there is top-level recognition of the urgency of the climate...
SDG 6 – the mid-term messages
The United Nations’ (UN’s) Mid-term Review of the Water Action Decade: Key messages from the United Nations Regional Commissions report was released at the...
Parched Earth
The latest United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) report ‘Drought Hotspots Around the World 2023–2025’, produced jointly by the UNCCD and the US...
Growing attention on the forever chemicals
By Lis Stedman
The EEA’s briefing document on the known and potential risks to human health and the environment in Europe from per- and polyfluorinated...
A decade of extremes
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report The Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration punctuated the close of 2023 with the second...
The US agenda on global water security
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of State have launched the 2022-2027 US Global Water Strategy to...
Groundwater: Nature’s hidden gem
Published in June, the World Bank’s global groundwater report, The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Economics of Groundwater in Times of Climate Change, highlights...
The path to better valuing of water
By Keith Hayward
The focus of this year’s UN World Water Development Report, the eighth in what has become a series of annual, thematic reports,...
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Countdown to Bangkok
The 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast and will help advance options for low- and middle-income countries. Erika Yarrow-Soden...
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UK’s first wastewater monitoring pilot
The UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre has been launched at the University of Bath.
Researchers at the Excellence Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection...
