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Further action is needed to address natural hazards leading to accidental water pollution in transboundary river basins
UN urges Europe to boost environmental ambition to fight planetary crisis
Nigeria’s planned accession to UN Water Convention could be a tipping point for cross-border water cooperation, contributing to security, climate adaptation and sustainable development in Lake Chad and Niger basins
High-level Political Forum: Transboundary water cooperation helps protect the sea
Shared management of cross-border rivers, lakes and groundwater is crucial to avert looming water crises, stress UN and countries after 30-year success of Water Convention
Pan-European countries come together under the Protocol on Water and Health to promote the affordability of drinking water and sanitation services
Namibia posits benefits of Water Convention accession to manage its shared water resources
Dushanbe Water Action Decade Conference urges stronger transboundary and intersectoral cooperation
UNECE and partners showcase examples of integrated governance of climate and technological risks in transboundary water bodies at Global Platform on DRR
At 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNECE calls to build coherent resilience policies and governance and enhance transboundary cooperation to accelerate Sendai Framework implementation
Zambia accelerates progress on Water Convention accession and shared river agreements at national workshop
Climate change threatens access to water and sanitation, warn UNECE & WHO/Europe, urging reinforced measures under Protocol to boost resilience
Drina countries agree on a cross-sectoral roadmap to improve transboundary cooperation in the management of natural resources in the basin
Water must become a leverage point for sustainable development, urge governments and key stakeholders in Pan-European region
UNECE to promote transboundary water cooperation at 9th World Water Forum in Dakar
UNECE supports Uganda towards accession to the Water Convention
Kazakhstan to strengthen mine tailings safety and prevent water pollution, with UNECE support
Novel Handbook tackles growing water allocation challenges in transboundary basins around the world
UNECE, OECD, the EU and partners join forces to reduce chemical and industrial accident risks across borders and sectors
After COP26, we need less talk and more action
Optimizing financing for transboundary water cooperation and basin development worldwide: a way to accelerate progress on SDG 6
UNECE to showcase efforts to reduce natural and industrial disaster risk and strengthen transboundary cooperation at European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction
Countries worldwide set the tone to further advance transboundary water cooperation at global level at Water Convention’s ninth Meeting of the Parties  
Water cooperation in transboundary basins is a major means of achieving peace
The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal commit to cooperate on shared groundwater as foundation for regional stability, sustainable development and climate adaptation