A new report based on country reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.1, showcases a range of practices on advancing women’s participation in water management and provides recommendations on how to replicate and upscale those practices, seen through the lens of seven enablers.
Monthly Archives: September 2021
The gender snapshot 2021: Progress on SDGs
UNEP-DHI contributed to the preparation of the UN-Women report “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2021”. The report presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 sustainable development goals.
Advancing towards gender mainstreaming in water resources management
The report showcases a range of practices on how countries have advanced women’s participation in water management and provides recommendations on how to replicate and upscale those practices, seen through the lens of seven enablers.
UNEP and Nature Based Solutions
UNEP’s website page on Nature Based Solutions outlines the work they do on several critical areas such as reforestation and afforestation programmes, national ecosystem-based climate change adaptation plans and agro-ecological farming practices.
UNEP Certificate Course on Nature Based Solutions
In January 2021, UNEP launched a new Mass Open Online Course on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience. The course is open to everyone wishing to deepen their knowledge on the topic and is completely free, with participants receiving a certificate upon course completion.
Conquering the unconscious bias: How can men and women be better allies to women colleagues in the water sector?
On the 22nd of September, The Global Water Partnership, Community of Women in Water, and World Bank Equal Aqua are partnering up to host a public event around how to better support women colleagues in the water sector
How Sierra Leone is taking on water pollution
In the midst of a global water pollution crisis, Sierra Leone has taken an important step forward by publishing an assessment on the water quality of one of its most important river catchments.
The latest data – SDG 6 progress webinars
How are we doing on SDG 6 to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030? Where is the progress being made? How can we accelerate efforts and reach those most in need? Series of free access webinars will be presenting status on Sustainable Development Goal 6 indicators between 14 and 30 September 2021.
Free online course on Integrated Water Resources Management for Climate Resilience launched
Do you want to learn more about how IWRM can be used in practice to increase climate resilience? Sign up now for the new online course ‘IWRM for Climate Resilience’ with Cap-Net UNDP
Supporting UNEP in advancing IWRM implementation
UNEP highlights the Centre’s work on advancing IWRM implementation. Link to the full article here.
Why Gender Matters in IWRM: A tutorial for water managers
Cap-net UNDP, in partnership with GWA, have produced a self-learning tutorial aimed at water professionals that points to the benefits of including gender considerations in water management planning and practices.
Water and Gender: UN-Water factpage
Comprehensive fact page and resource directory on the challenges but also the opportunities related to mainstreaming Gender in IWRM.