Gespot op woensdag 21 januari 2026

Wereldwijd is het water domweg op
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#water #waterbankroet #UnitedNations #UNUINWEH #watertekort #watercrisis #wereldwijd

📣 2025 is wrapping up and UNU-INWEH's Science Talks delivered 45 online seminars!
Cutting-edge research from our experts bridged science & society, sparking dialogue for real-world impact.

Join the conversation and dive into the recordings: unu.edu/inweh/scienc...

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🌍 #UNUYouthMonth Spotlight 🌍

Alexander Tajmar, Youth Fellow at #UNUINWEH, encourages us to look forward — not just to the future we want, but to the future selves we hope to become.

And that future depends on what we do now to protect our climate and environment.

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🌍 #UNUYouthMonth spotlight 🌍

William Smyth has seen youth from unhoused Indigenous communities become powerful voices for justice & sustainability — voices we must amplify to build an equitable, sustainable future.

#UNUINWEH #IndigenousRights
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🌍 Missed our latest UNU-INWEH Science Talk?

Watch Prof. Nathalie Tufenkji explore how nanoplastics move through soil, water, food & organisms—revealing major risks to health & the environment.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlYS...
#ScienceTalk #UNUINWEH

New from #UNUINWEH:
A review of 73 studies shows that unsafe #water in the Global South leads to unequal health outcomes—especially for women and children.

Despite the risks, Africa remains underrepresented in the data.
🔗
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4NAQM...

@ununiversity.bsky.social

🎨 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞

Join us on 31 July at Mbare Art Space, Harare, for an engaging discussion on how art can address consumerism, inequality, and pollution.

Hosted by #UNUINWEH & the Embassy of Canada.

#ArtForJustice #EnvironmentalJustice

🎙️ Now on #UNUINWEH YouTube: “The Geography of Invisible Vulnerabilities” with Abraham Nunbogu.
A powerful exploration of how WASH-related health inequalities are shaped by place—and why we must move from gender representation to integration in policy.
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=N2g_...

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🌍 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 | July 23, 10:00 EST

How can behavioural economics support better water governance?
Join Dr. Juliane Koch to explore how field insights can shape smarter, fairer water policy.

📅 Open to all | Register: unu.edu/inweh/event/...

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🌍 From climate diplomacy to clean transport and digital water systems — meet the UNU-INWEH team shaping solutions for a changing world:

🔹 Sogol Jafarzadeh
🔹 Yasir Ibrahim
🔹 Vahid Hosseini
🔹 Robert Sandford

Driving policy, capacity, and resilience globally.
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Expanding Irrigation Could Enhance Child Nutrition but Risks Unsustainable Water Use The greatest nutritional benefits from irrigation are found in water-stressed areas, creating a critical sustainability paradox for policymakers.

💧Can irrigation fight child undernutrition without draining our future?

A new #UNUINWEH study finds major nutrition gains—but often in regions with unsustainable water use.

Read more 👉 unu.edu/inweh/collec...

#WaterScarcity

🔍 New #UNUINWEH research shows Myanmar’s 2022 quake became a catastrophe not just due to magnitude—but because of weak, vulnerable infrastructure.

📖 Read the brief: unu.edu/inweh/collec...

🌍 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 | June 18, 10:00 EST

Can AI and community action stop urban floods?
Join Prof. Reza Khanbilvardi to explore real-time forecasting & nature-based solutions.

📅 Register: unu.edu/inweh/event/...
#UNUINWEH #ScienceTalk #UrbanFlooding

🚨 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭! 🚨

UNU's new AID module reveals how data-driven tools are revolutionising our ability to understand, forecast, and manage these events.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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🌍🎉 Join UNU-INWEH at Toronto’s World Environment Day Picnic!
📍 Christie Pits Park
📅 Sat, June 7 | ⏰ 11am–3pm

Explore our research, play eco-games, and celebrate sustainability with music, food & fun for all ages! 💚

#WorldEnvironmentDay #UNUINWEH #BeatPlasticPollution

📚🌍 New insights from #UNUINWEH scientists!

From infrastructure risk to food resilience and water governance, our latest research supports smarter, more sustainable policy🔬

#Science driving solutions

The 2025 #LAfires destroyed over 16,000 structures and directly exposed 41,000 people.

This new brief by #UNUINWEH highlights the alarming trend of more frequent and destructive urban #wildfires and puts forward critical recommendations.

Read more: buff.ly/AfaI9VE

📸 Highlights from the 🌼 Spring Fair at Richmond Green!

The 𝐔𝐍𝐔-𝐈𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐇 team connected with the community on how everyday actions—from water to climate—advance the SDGs. 🌍💧

#UNUINWEH #SpringFair #SDGs #RichmondHill

Earth and Environmental News, Videos and Images At Earth.com, our goal is to provide the internet with a homepage for anything and everything about our planet Earth and the environment.

#UNUINWEH Policy Brief featured in earth.com: #Forests now emit more #carbon than they absorb due to #wildfires.

www.earth.com/news/forests...

🌼 Join us this Saturday, May 24, from 12–3 PM at Richmond Green in Richmond Hill!

🌍 Visit the UNU-INWEH booth to explore how the UN’s SDGs connect to your life—clean water, climate, health & more.

#UNUINWEH #SDGs #SpringFair #Sustainability #RichmondHill

🔬 Join us for the next UNU-INWEH Science Talk with Dr. Renee Obringer:
"Renewable Energy Under Climate Change"

📅 May 21 | 10:00 EST | Free & open to all
🔗 unu.edu/inweh/event/...

#UNUINWEH #ScienceTalks #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition

📸 Highlights from the International Workshop on #Water Sustainability in the Middle East, hosted at Lund University with #UNUINWEH, CMES & UNU Hubs.
A powerful gathering advancing science, policy & action for a water-secure future.
#UNUINWEH #UNUHub #LundUniversity #WaterSecurity #MiddleEast #SDG6

📅 May 20 | 🕘 9–10:30 AM (Montreal)

📍 Hosted by @HEC_Montreal & #UNUINWEH

Join global media leaders at the Global Media Water Forum to explore how media can advance water, sustainability & climate goals.

🔗 Join us live: lnkd.in/eiNWsMpE
#Water #Media

👋 Meet William Smyth, Outreach & Partnership Assistant at @UNUINWEH!

With a strong commitment to equity, advocacy & Indigenous rights, William brings valuable experience supporting marginalised communities & building inclusive partnerships.

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🌍 Global Media Water Forum 🗓️ May 20, 2025 | 🕘 9–10:30 AM (Montreal)

🎙️ Featuring Prof. Kaveh Madani On media’s role in the global water crisis. 💬 Ask questions live!

🔗 Join us live: hecmontreal.zoom.us/j/8128881738...

#WaterSecurity #UNUINWEH #WaterAwareness #Journalism #SDG6

🎓 Explore the UNU-INWEH Online Learning Centre 🌍
Free, flexible edX courses on #ClimateChange, #WASH, #WaterSecurity, #HumanRights & more — available in 5 languages!
Start learning today 👉 lc.unu.edu

#UNUINWEH #WaterEducation #SDG6 #OnlineCourses #edX

Researchers & policymakers from 40+ countries are co-creating climate solutions rooted in local knowledge

UNU-INWEH joins with partners like BASIN to tackle water, health & resilience challenges

#UNUINWEH #CLARE #AfricaClimateAction

At #EarthnaSummit2025, UNU-INWEH Deputy Director Dr. Manzoor Qadir 🌍 joined key discussions on sustainability, water security 💧 & health.

🤝 A highlight: meeting H.E. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of 🇧🇩.

#UNUINWEH #Leadership #Sustainability #WaterSecurity

📣 Happening May 6 | 9:00 AM EDT
AUB, UNU-INWEH & HEC Montréal launch a workshop on media’s role in tackling water, climate & health challenges.
🌍 Join journalists, experts & strategists.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/UNUINWEH-AUB
#EnvironmentalJournalism #WaterSecurity #UNUINWEH

🌍💧 Navigating Waters Through Science Diplomacy is happening today!
Focusing on US–Canada collaboration in water diplomacy.
Hosted by UNU-Hub &
@UCalgary
, featuring Senator Karen Sorensen, Prof. Grace Oluwasanya (UNU-INWEH), Prof. Asim Zia & more.
#WaterSecurity #UNUINWEH