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Global Environment Monitoring System for Freshwater (2019)

The Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/Water) collects worldwide water quality data for assessments of status and trends in global inland water quality.

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Environment Live (2019)

Environment Live is a dynamic on-line platform from the UN Environment’s Science division for sharing contextualized data and knowledge to keep the environment under review.

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Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene (2019)

This guidance was developed for UNICEF WASH, Education, Health, and Gender specialists or focal points in country offices who are working with their partners to develop programs related to…

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Guide to Menstrual Hygiene Materials (2019)

This document provides guidance for staff from the UNICEF Supply Division and Programme Division on the selection and procurement of appropriate materials and supplies for menstrual hygiene management, particularly…

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Smart Water Navigator (2019)

The Smart Water Navigator is based on a simple, 13-question assessment that offers a practical guide to smart, sustainable water practices, providing a roadmap that will help your facilities…

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Towards Sustainable Mining: Water Stewardship Protocol (2019)

The purpose of the assessment protocol is to provide guidance to facilities in completing their evaluation of water stewardship performance against TSM indicators.

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Natural Capital Protocol (2019)

The Protocol offers a standardized framework for the identification, measurement, and valuation of impacts and dependencies on natural capital in order to inform organizational decisions.

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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Water – Addressing the Global Crisis (2018)

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) gives an introduction to many different aspects of water, including finance, diplomacy, and water services.

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SDGs in Brazil: The Role of the Private Sector (2018)

This publication features Brazilian private sector stories gathered in Global Compact Network Brazil’s presentation during the 73rd session of the United Nations’ General Assembly, SDGs in Brazil – The…

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Action Brief 3.1: Action Learning Projects (2018)

The projects aim to assess the current water use trends, identify and map out the key stakeholders, shared water-related risks, challenges and opportunity at the site and catchment level,…

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Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse Practice Guide (2018)

The Non-Potable Water Reuse Practice Guide is written with practicing architects and other building design professionals in mind and provides explanations of why you may want to consider non-potable…

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weADAPT (2018)

weADAPT is an online ‘open space’ on climate adaptation issues designed to facilitate learning, exchange, collaboration and knowledge integration to build a professional community focused on adaptation issues while…

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Breaking Down Barriers: Priority Actions for Advancing Water Quality Trading (2018)

This report investigates what’s keeping water quality trading on the sidelines and proposes a detailed action agenda to help get water quality trading on the ground in more watersheds…

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The Five Goods (2018)

‘The Five Goods’ stem from Fashion for Good’s robust definition of ‘good’ and intend to guide the sector with a genuine and accountable framework with the promise of social,…

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The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities (2016)

IWA’s Principles for Water-Wise Cities establish a framework that assists urban stakeholders achieve sustainable urban water and emphasizes the importance of collaboration.

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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme (2018)

These guidelines intend to help close the knowledge gap on wastewater treatment technologies and motivate relevant facilities in the apparel and footwear industry to implement the professional treatment systems…

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Pulse of the Fashion Industry (2018)

This report uses new data and calculations to show that investments in resource efficiency, secure work environments, and sustainable materials can benefit the environment and improve profitability.

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CEO Guide to Water (2018)

This guide lays out the business case for water, outlining physical and non-physical water-related risks and presents significant business opportunities connected to water.

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Start with Water: Putting Water on Local Action Agendas to Support Global Change (2018)

This guide seeks to respond to the call of local and regional authorities for greater clarity on what global development frameworks mean for them in terms of water management,…

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Growing Water Risk Resilience: An Investor Guide on Agricultural Supply Chains (2018)

This guide outlines why and how investors engage on agricultural supply chain water risk.

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Water Risk in Brazil and Stewardship as a Response (2017)

Slides and recording from webinar on addressing water challenges through stewardship in Brazil – in English and Portuguese.

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Targeting Value: Setting, Tracking & Integrating High-Impact Sustainability Goals (2017)

This paper provides clear insights on the value to business of setting, pursuing, achieving and reporting on sustainability goals.

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Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs: SDG 6 (2017)

This document provides guidance and examples for how businesses can be leaders in the efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6.

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Water and Climate Change in Southeast Brazil: Impacts and Adaptation (2017)

Slides, recording, and notes from webinar on climate change and water in Southeast Brazil – in English and Portuguese.

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SWP Toolkit: Improving Water Security

This series of toolkits presents an effective and efficient process to address water risks.

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The Global Opportunity Explorer (2017)

The Explorer is an interactive platform that guides you through hundreds of sustainable solutions and market opportunities which address the SDGs.

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Private Sector Engagement in the Water Security Improvement Process (2017)

How the private sector can get involved with improving water security, and the motivations for doing so.

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SDG Resource Centre (2017)

Leading-edge information on the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Water Risk & Action Framework

WRAF guides practitioners in forming and executing water stewardship partnerships. The proven five-phase process increases the quality of partnerships that deliver accelerated and sustainable results to achieve water security…

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Water Resource Users Associations Capacity Assessment Tool (2017)

The Water Resource Users Associations (WRUA) Capacity Assessment Tool is intended to assess organizational capacity of a WRUA in order to improve the performance of the management of water…

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WRUA Advocacy Training Module (2017)

This training module offers guidelines and methodological tools for Water Resources Users Associations (WRUAs) on participatory planning and implementation of advocacy initiatives within a basin.

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WRUA Communications Toolkit (2017)

The Communication Toolkit discusses the use of over 30 communication tools that are most commonly used by Water Resources Users Associations (WRUAs) in Kenya and divides them into four…

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