United Nations

Climate-Equitable Water

The failure to meet basic needs for safe water and sanitation worldwide is one of the great tragedies of our…

5 years ago

Too much salt: water desalination plants harm environment: U.N.

FILE PHOTO: Workers walk outside a desalination plant, south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2011. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed OSLO (Reuters) -…

5 years ago

Water and women: we need to know more

Photo: © Caritas Internationalis. Justice for women in the access to water and sanitation will not be attained without more…

5 years ago

New UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration offers unparalleled opportunity for job creation, food security and addressing climate change

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021 – 2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Restoration could remove up to…

6 years ago

Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds

Rising ocean temperatures can bleach corals, like these off of Papua New Guinea. Jurgen Freund/NPL/Minden Pictures Scientists say the world’s…

6 years ago