Global crisis in water management: Can a second UN Water Conference help? by Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada

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UN-water global annual assessment of sanitation and drinking-water (GLAAS): targeting resources for better results /

Developing an Approach for Equitable and Reasonable Utilization of International Rivers: The Nile River by Yared Gari, Paul Block, Tammo S. Steenhuis, Muluneh Mekonnen, Getachew Assefa, Abebe Kidus Ephrem, Yared Bayissa, Seifu A. Tilahun

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Capacity Development and Cultural Heritage: Toward a New “Culture of Water” by Eddy Moors

“… In 2020 UN Water, the entity coordinating the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation, identified capacity development as one of the five accelerators required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal on Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6). …”
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Hydrogeology in Algeria by Farès Kessasra, Nour-Houda Mezerreg

“… As climate change is growing, water security becomes an urgent challenge in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the most water scarce region in the world (World Bank, 2018; UN Water, 2020). Algeria is one of these countries under large stresses (Kwasi & Cilliers, 2020). …”
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Editorial Issue 1/2022 by Carola Hein, Matteo D’Agostino, Carlien Donkor, Queenie Lin, Hilde Sennema, Zuzanna Sliwinska

“… The Blue Papers journal provides a platform for the growing network, with the first issues launched in time for the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York, 22–24 March 2023, which coincides with the Midterm Review of the UN Water Action Decade. A growing number of people have come to realize that valuing water needs to go beyond technological, political and economic changes. …”
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The water crisis in the south-central region of the Chihuahua state and the 1997 UN Convention by Jorge A. Salas Plata Mendoza, Thelma Jovita García

“…The obsolescence of the water treaties between Mexico and the United States makes it necessary to consider other alternatives such as the 1997 UN Water Convention.…”
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Governance and Sustainability Challenges in the Water Policy of Morocco 1995–2020: Insights from the Middle Draa Valley by Luis Miguel Silva-Novoa Sánchez, Lisa Bossenbroek, Janpeter Schilling, Elisabeth Berger

“…Since the UN Water Conference in 1977, international debates have centered on global water scarcity and achieving sustainable development. …”
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Global assessment of accountability in water and sanitation services using GLAAS data by Alejandro Jiménez, John Livsey, Imenne Åhlén, Cecilia Scharp, Marina Takane

“…The Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) is one of UN-Water’s regular reports. Its focuses include aspects of investment and the enabling environment for the delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services. …”
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Options and Strategies for Planning Water and Climate Security in the Occupied Palestinian Territories by Amal Sarsour, Nidhi Nagabhatla

“…In establishing a water security narrative for the region, the selection of SDG 6 (water) and SDG 13 (climate action) targets and indicators was also evaluated. UN-Water’s 2013 water security conceptual framework was used to examine water and climate security concerns and give a set of principles to assess gaps and fulfill needs toward a ‘water security future’ for communities and states in the region. …”
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Global Water Initiatives Redux: A Fresh Look at the World of Water by Robert G. Varady, Tamee R. Albrecht, Andrea K. Gerlak, Arin C. Haverland

“…We find that: (1) GWIs have diversified, expanded their constituencies, and gradually extended their influence over how water is perceived, governed, and managed; (2) the institutional landscape within which GWIs exist and operate is continuously shifting to accommodate and lubricate the spread of new ideas, ways of thinking, and available science and tools; (3) networks, megaconferences and their declarations, and water-themed journals likely will continue to be at the leading edge of global water governance and policy; and (4) the advent of the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals has enhanced the relevance of UN-Water, the network of water-related United Nations (UN) agencies. …”
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Alleviation of water stress in roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) using zeolite by Nisa, Mehar Un

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The challenges of Process Engineering for the reuse of treated wastewater within INRAE’s REUSE network - the need for a multidisciplinary and multi-scale approach by Ait-Mouheb Nassim, Bouarfa Sami, Collard Anne-Laure, Guigui Christelle, Labille Jérôme, Lombard-Latune Rémi, Mathias Jean-Denis, Molle Bruno, Molle Pascal, Nivala Jaime, Patureau Dominique, Rapaport Alain, Roche Nicolas, Sperandio Mathieu, Tomas Severine, Harmand Jérôme

“…This approach initially mainly concerned agricultural uses insofar as agricultural needs represent the majority of the water mobilized, including developed countries [UN Water 2018]. Cities integrate specific issues that are characterized by significantly different options from those that can be found in rural areas. …”
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The Effect of Different Concentrations of Uniconazole and Cycocel and their Application Method on Vegetative Growth and Biochemical Properties of Lilium Hybrids (Longiflorum × Asia... by M. Karimi, F. Salimi, A. Pakdin Parizi

“…In foliar spraying treatments, the bulbs were first planted in pots and when the stem height reached 10 cm, they were sprayed with CCC and UN. Water was used for control treatment. Leaf number, plant height, total chlorophyll, total phenol, flower diameter, enzyme activity (PPO, GPX or CAT) and time of budding were measured. …”
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