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Women and girls are hugely dependent on water and water shortage due to climate change deeply impacts their livelihoods. Therefore women's empowerment in climate change is a shot at combating climate change.

Women And Water: On The Frontline Of Climate Change As stewards of water, women and girls confront the impacts of climate change every day yet in many cases lack decision-making power to influence climate finance commitments to water security. These impacts are deepening the devastating impact of widespread gender inequality. ‘Women And Water: On T...

2022 has seen record-high temperatures, foreshadowing a less habitable world in the future.

Because of the , heat waves are becoming

⚠️ more frequent
⚠️ more intense
⚠️ longer
⚠️ deadlier

Find out more in a new report by United Nations OCHA and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: https://bit.ly/3VicOT7

Mangroves account for only approximately 1% of carbon sequestration by the world's forests, therefore are natural solutions to climate change. Let's conserve mangroves today and enhance sustainability.

Today is International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem which adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015 and celebrated each year on 26 Jul.

The aim of the commemoration is to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as “a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem" and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses.
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Happy #MangrovesDay! These tropical forests are crucial for:✅Biodiversity✅Food security ✅Climate resilience

Water and Women are interdependent, therefore provision and access to clean safe water is an assurance of better health and sanitation for women.

Water is the new gold.

Five threats to the water that sustains our farms Five water-related threats that could undermine agricultural production.

Interesting article on Nature-based solutions to reverse environmental degradation

How to Scale Up Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation As the world faces the urgent need to reduce risk and adapt to current and future climate impacts, it can seize the moment to implement nature-based solutions for adaptation. A new WRI study examines the opportunities.

Protecting and restoring this planet is a global responsibility. On today's and every day, let’s build on Mandela's legacy and change the world for the better.

We must for a more sustainable future: https://bit.ly/39TyBL6

Malindi Water & Sewerage Company Limited: "We started the PAYGO project with over 6M KSh in debts... and, believe you me, we are now at 1,2M KSh. That's what PAYGO meters have done for us" explained Elisha Karisa, Area Manager at Malindi Water. PAYGO meters help beneficiaries improve their household budget by paying for water at anytime and for any amount.

Special Event during the
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏲️ 8:00-9:30 EDT
🔗 https://buff.ly/39JUDmy

In the lead up to , this event aims to showcase how the UN-Water family is prepared to support countries to meet their water and sanitation objectives.