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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
‘Cool leaders’, a roadmap and nature for cooling: Global Cooling Pledge acts on heat
Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and business leader Dong Mingzhu named inaugural Cool Leaders.
National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society funds inaugural wetland conservation projects through new Blue Boundaries programme
Grants support on-the-ground science to build a resilient future for the freshwater wetlands of the Lower Mekong Basin, …
Flood survivors now face severe shortages of food and water, disrupted health and protection services, and heightened risks …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks
A strong El Niño is underway and is strengthening in the Pacific while a positive Indian Ocean Dipole …
All Water Press Releases
11 August 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Beneath warming seas, communities are helping reefs recover
29 July 2026
18 July 2026
17 July 2026
17 June 2026
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW2026 opens with global leaders pledging action to secure a resilient, sustainable water future
11 June 2026
29 May 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
19 May 2026
26 April 2026
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Acute food insecurity, malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen: report
13 April 2026
12 April 2026
UN-Habitat
Women leading sanitation management in India
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Military escalation threatens human, economic development gains across Iran: UNDP
30 March 2026
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
Singapore Oceanarium at Resorts World Sentosa accredited by Association of Zoos and Aquariums
25 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Geospatial innovations addressing critical water data gaps in Asia
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