United Nations Water

#Climate change is being felt through worsening floods, rising sea levels, shrinking ice fields, wildfires and droughts.   This means we need to adapt the way we manage #water so that people and ecosystems can survive and thrive in a rapidly changing world.   As the world ramps up the fight against #climatechange, water will play a central role. After the UN Climate Change Conference ‘COP 29’ in Baku in November, these are some of the questions people are asking us. ⬇️ #QuestionsPeopleAsk #WaterAction = #ClimateAction #COP

Did you know that 2.2 billion people – 1 in 4 people around the world – lack access to safe drinking water? Learn more about the ongoing work to deliver safe water for all by 2023. #SDG6 progress report now out ➡️ https://buff.ly/4e9wjpU

Europe is warming rapidly, with cities facing longer, intense heat waves, rising energy demand, and heat-related deaths. Resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and stronger climate policies are critical for urban adaptation.

In the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous women are spearheading ecological restoration in the Cordillera Azul National Park buffer zone, addressing deforestation that has impacted over 7,945 hectares of forest 🌱 https://buff.ly/49kcFWQ

Hiding in plain sight - 10 things you didn’t know contained plastics 🩸 🐟 🥤 ❄️ 🫖 #BeatPlasticPollution

How does water mitigate climate change? Safely managed water & sanitation systems reduce greenhouse gases from human waste. Water is also crucial for clean energy generation. See UN-Water's brief on water for climate mitigation. #QuestionsPeopleAsk on #WaterAction = #ClimateAction ➡️ https://buff.ly/4iz8r1V

UNEP’s new Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas shows that #PeatlandsMatter for carbon storage, water quality, jobs, and reducing the risks of fires, drought and floods. New maps and visualizations aid the protection and restoration of peatlands as critical to #ClimateAction #WaterAction https://buff.ly/4eWP9At

UNEP’s Climate Dictionary: Nature Edition explains key terms like "blue economy," "rewilding," and "planetary boundaries" to help more people understand the global nature crisis and join the effort to save the natural world. https://buff.ly/3Z8YNtR

How can we adapt water resources to cope with climate change? There are many ways we can protect, conserve and recycle water, eg: 💧Rainwater harvesting 🌱Climate-smart agriculture ♻️Reusing wastewater in industry 🤝Cooperating on transboundary water resource #QuestionsPeopleAsk on #WaterAction = #ClimateAction ➡️ https://buff.ly/4iz8r1V

Towards Safer Migration: 2024 GCM Implementation Report Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing along land and sea routes, with the true number likely much higher. Each recorded death represents a person whose loss deeply affects their family and reverberates throughout communities and societies. This is a silent humanitarian crisis, and it’s one we can solve.