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Natalia Uribe Pando talks to GRoW about regional policy papers underlining the critical role of water to achieve the SDGs.

17/10/2019
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) recently analysed the critical role of water to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Three regional policy papers for Africa, the Arab region and Latin America and the Caribbean present findings and policy recommendations to support the inclusion of water in planning across sectors. Additionally, a Policy Brief summarizes findings and policy recommendations from these regional analyses. GRoW talked to Natalia Uribe Pando, Programme Specialist in Policy, Advocacy and Valorisation with UNESCO WWAP about the great potential of SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and how research can help to foster synergies and avoid trade-offs.

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Save the Date: GRoW final conference will take place in Berlin on 23 - 24 June 2020

15/10/2019
We are happy to announce the GRoW final conference, which will take place in Berlin in June 2020:

Save the Date: 23.- 24. June 2020

Location: ESMT Berlin, Schlossplatz 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany
ViWA identifies global hotspots of agricultural water use efficiency

14/10/2019
Virtual Water Values (ViWA) monitors global water use efficiency and develops instruments to efficiently use water resources in agriculture. The project uses an agro-hydrological simulation model and extends a general-equilibrium economic model of agricultural trade with virtual water data. Thus current water use efficiency, crop yields and virtual water flows of traded agricultural goods are simulated. The project further identifies global hot- and coldspots of water use, which serve for an analysis of trade-offs between commercial water use and ecosystem service protection.

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WELLE: Organizational Water Footprint & Tool – Available online & register now for webinars

14/10/2019
The WELLE project develops methodical and practical solutions for the determination of the water footprint of companies. Among these solutions is the recently developed web-based tool for calculating a company’s water footprint – the Organizational Water Footprint tool (OWF). A free online tool facilitates identification of organizational water consumption along supply chains in accordance with the novel OWF approach.

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MedWater develops new and model-based groundwater management concepts for the Middle East

14/10/2019
MedWater develops management tools for efficient and sustainable water use of scarce groundwater resources for vulnerable karst aquifers within the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. MedWater recently applied their tools in the Western Aquifer in Israel, aiming at developing a model-based decision support system for Israeli water authorities. The tool successfully supports the assessment of the aquifer’s response to changes in precipitation or water consumption and the determination of appropriate management strategies. The results will be transferred to similar aquifers in Southern Europe.

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BMBF engaged in five transnational projects funded under the Water JPI

02/10/2019
The Joint Programming Initiative „Water Challenges for a Changing World“ (Water JPI) issued the 2017 Joint Call on „Water resource management in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals“. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) engages in this Initiative by co-funding five transnational projects. The projects include partners from six European countries (Belgium, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden and Cyprus), as well as Brazil and South Africa.

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UN-Water launches SDG 6 Data Portal during the World Water Week in Stockholm

12/09/2019
UN-Water launched its SDG 6 Data Portal at the World Water Week in August 2019. This is one of the outcomes of the UN-Water’s Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6. The portal compiles data on all SDG 6 global indicators and other key social, economic and environmental parameters. Through maps, charts and tables, the portal offers tailored options for visualization and analysis of the data, including on interlinkages between socio-economic and ecologic factors. Two webinars hosted on Friday 18 October will walk you through the main functionalities of the SDG 6 Data Portal.

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Regional Policy Papers on interlinkages of SDG 6 with other SDGs published: Water as a key cross-cutting issue to achieve the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

05/09/2019
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) supports the consideration of water as a key cross-cutting issue to achieve the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. To this aim, the WWAP recently published regional policy papers evaluating the links between SDG 6 “Ensure access to water and sanitation for all” with other SDGs.

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Close cooperation between GroW-project TRUST and local stakeholders in Lima, Peru

03/09/2019
In spring 2019, the GRoW-project TRUST signed an agreement on future cooperation with the newly elected municipality of San Andrés de Tupicocha.

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GRoW Project Coordinator as an expert at the seminar "Climate Change, Water and Health Interactions" in Lima, Peru

03/09/2019
Christian D. León, coordinator of the GRoW-project TRUST, participated in a seminar in Lima as a panelist, talking about the nexus between water, health and climate change.

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Natalia Uribe Pando talks to GRoW about regional policy papers underlining the critical role of water to achieve the SDGs.

Save the Date: GRoW final conference will take place in Berlin on 23 - 24 June 2020

ViWA identifies global hotspots of agricultural water use efficiency

WELLE: Organizational Water Footprint & Tool – Available online & register now for webinars

MedWater develops new and model-based groundwater management concepts for the Middle East

BMBF engaged in five transnational projects funded under the Water JPI

UN-Water launches SDG 6 Data Portal during the World Water Week in Stockholm

Regional Policy Papers on interlinkages of SDG 6 with other SDGs published: Water as a key cross-cutting issue to achieve the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Close cooperation between GroW-project TRUST and local stakeholders in Lima, Peru

GRoW Project Coordinator as an expert at the seminar "Climate Change, Water and Health Interactions" in Lima, Peru

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