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Halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015 is a UN Millennium Development Goal. But equally important are issues of agricultural water management and multilateral water treaties.
Opinions and Analysis
Why we need Sustainable Development Goals
Rio+20 must launch SDGs to guide countries through complex development challenges, argues Colombian ministry official Paula Caballero Gómez.
24 May 2012
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Scientists can play a key role in wetland diplomacy
Conflicts over shared water resources could be mitigated through science-based environmental cooperation, argue Saleem Ali and Pamela Griffin.
23 May 2012
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Source: OurWorld 2.0
Pakistan needs a new crop forecasting system
16 May 2012
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Groundwater development is not the answer for Africa
24 April 2012
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Source: Overseas Development Institute
Policy Briefs
Integrating water with climate change adaptation plans
Climate change adaptation initiatives can be built into water management programmes to protect water resources in Africa.
1 July 2011
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Source: UK Houses of Parliament
Adapting agricultural water to climate change
Strategies to reduce rural poverty in the face of climate change will largely depend on improving water management in agriculture.
15 September 2010
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Source: Overseas Development Institute
News and Features
Pakistan’s renewable energy awaits tapping
Pakistan is unable to tap its renewable energy wealth for poor policies.
23 May 2012
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Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say
Africa's newly revealed groundwater may not be easy to tap into because of political and technical challenges, experts warn.
15 May 2012
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Science academies urge action on environmental issues
14 May 2012
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Brazil and UN launch dialogue platform ahead of Rio+20
14 May 2012
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