World Heritage Glaciers: Sentinels of climate change | UNESCO
WEB2 days ago · The publication, produced by UNESCO and IUCN in 2022, highlights the critical state of glaciers within World Heritage sites.
UNESCO Youth at the Summit of the Future | UNESCO
WEB1 day ago · On 20 November, Youth Action Day, UNESCO co-led the "#YouthLead: Governance for Human Rights, Peace, and Security" session. Young leaders Anoushka Sinha and Marie-Claire Graf from UNESCO’s youth networks (the GYC and YoU-CAN respectively) highlighted the need for youth not just to have a seat at the table, but to …
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing ...
WEB2 days ago · T his Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), examines the observed and projected impacts of climate change on …
Global lag on water cooperation undermines resilience to ...
WEB3 days ago · The report highlights that cooperation is stronger when looking at river and lake basins compared to aquifers. As many as 41% [2] of countries sharing transboundary rivers and lakes have operational agreements on their management covering most of these waters, compared to just 25% [3] of those sharing transboundary aquifers.
UNESCO awarded for its action to protect the ocean
WEB4 days ago · UNESCO is honoured to receive this award, which recognizes the important work carried out by its experts to better understand, protect and educate about the ocean. I would also like to share this distinction with the thousands of scientists, educators, site managers and artists who work alongside us ...
International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI ...
WEB3 days ago · Hosted by the government of Ghana and UNESCO on 1-2 October 2024, the theme of the 2024 Global Conference on Universal Access to Information is "Mainstreaming Access to Information and Participation in the Public Sector".
Droughts in transboundary basins: Insights from the ... - UNESCO
WEB3 days ago · Organized by UNESCO, UNECE and the World Bank, this side-event will launch the third UNESCO/UNECE progress report on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 6.5.2 which emphasizes the importance of transboundary water cooperation. According to the report, only 43 countries (28%) currently ...