Story | 28 Sep, 2018
World must act now to strengthen protection of most important wetlands
An open letter from International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: In July this year the United Nations reported that the world is off-track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) – ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation…
Story | 14 Sep, 2018
Global AWARE Week: Mobilising ocean conservation action
Blog by Ria Sen, member of the IUCN Comission on Education and Communication
Story | 02 Feb, 2018
World Wetlands Day 2018: Focus on Urban Wetlands
For the seventh year in a row, the WEF Global Risk Report placed Water Crises in its Top 5 Global Risks. Such repeated warnings have led business and policy makers to seek solutions and innovation to avert water crises. Yet solutions often lie in the water ecosystems themselves. Today’s ‘World…
Story | 04 May, 2017
Visual storytelling: Water Infrastructure Solutions for the Volta Basin
WISE-UP 'Water Infrastructure Solutions from Ecosystem Services underpinning Climate Resilient Polies and Programmes' is a 4-year multidisciplinary research project that aims to demonstrate the application of natural infrastructure as a ‘nature-based solution’ for climate change adaptation and…