Managing shared waters: Treasury of papers helps capture 20 years of lessons
United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Canada Global Environmental Facility IW:LEARN, Slovakia 25 July 2013 Sharing Nile’s vital […]
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‘Water Security’: Experts propose a UN definition on which much depends
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada) / UN-Water 22-Mar-2013, World Water Day / International
Preserve the services of mangroves — Earth’s invaluable coastal forests, experts urge
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other
UN experts warn of ‘water bankruptcy’ for many regions after reviewing 200 major global projects
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 23 Sep 2012 Study highlights horizon issues for world’s freshwater
Former world leaders call on UN Security Council to recognize water as a top concern
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada InterAction Council, Tokyo Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canada 10-Sep-2012
E-waste: Annual gold, silver ‘deposits’ in new high-tech goods worth $21 billion; less than 15% recovered
6-Jul-2012 United Nations University ‘Urban mining’ deposits are 40 to 60 times richer than mined ore, experts tell 1st GeSI
Beyond GDP: Experts preview ‘Inclusive Wealth’ index at Planet under Pressure conference
Earth System Science Partnership, Paris 28-Mar-2012 Brazil and India pay a high price for rapid economic growth, according to experts
State of the Planet: Scientists describe humanity’s global impact as ‘The Great Acceleration’ and offer ominous outlook: An uncertain future on a much hotter world
Earth System Science Partnership, Paris 26-Mar-2012 Time is running out to minimize the risk of setting in motion irreversible and
Study quantifies impact of unsafe water and poor sanitation on child and maternal mortality
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 14-Feb-2012 The impact of unsafe water and sanitation on
Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 16-Nov-2011 Sustainable coastal management, regional coordination and long-term, holistic
High toxic levels found at school, market neighboring informal e-waste salvage site in Africa
United Nations University, Solving the E-waste Problem initiative 30-Oct-2011 Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in
Former national leaders: Water a global security issue
InterAction Council / United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health 20 March 2011 Water as an “urgent security
Canada’s role grows amid looming world water shortages in some places, more flooding in others
Canadian Water NetworkWaterloo, Ontario27-Feb-2011 $1 trillion global water market forecast for 2020; Global freshwater demand expected to exceed supply by
Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico’s fast-growing ‘Riviera Maya’
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 6 Feb 2011 Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical
Greater access to cell phones than toilets in India: UN
United Nations University 14-Apr-2010 UNU-INWEH report offers 9-point prescription for achieving Millennium Development Goal for sanitation Far more people
Urgent need to prepare developing countries for surge in e-wastes: UN
22-Feb-2010 United Nations University, Tokyo / United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Rocketing sales of cell phones, gadgets, appliances forecast in China,
Water experts of 26 UN agencies meet in Canada, plan coordinated response to looming crisis
United Nations University 1-Feb-2010More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2-4 to
Traditional indigenous fire management techniques deployed against climate change
29-Nov-2009 United Nations University Tokyo / Darwin Carbon credits bring millions for new jobs in indigenous communities; Australian project a
Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries
United Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many
Indigenous peoples at world summit to share climate change observations, coping techniques
United Nations University Tokyo, Japan 19-Apr-2009 With the first climate change-related relocation of an Inuit village already underway, some 400
Biotech Scientists Team with Curators to Stem Decay of World’s Art, Cultural Heritage
United Nations University Programme for Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC), Caracas, Venezuela 8-Feb-2009 The growing relationship between scientists and curators
‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands
United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several