Water Currents is produced biweekly by USAID’s E3 Water Office. Each issue contains recent news and articles on water sector issues, partner and donor updates, latest sector research, and a special focus on one topic.
- WebsiteThe Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) focuses on biodiversity hotspots, Earth’s most biologically rich and threatened areas.
- WebsiteThe IUCN Species Programme working with the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) has been assessing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties, and even selected subpopulations on a global scale for the past 50
- BriefFresh water sustains all life and is an essential requirement for human development.
- VideoLearn how the SERVIR program is harnessing the power of science and technology for development in this two minute video narrated by Astronaut Mae Jemison.
- Intl Campaign DayNovember 19 marks World Toilet Day, an annual global event organized by UN Water to raise awareness of the crucial role that sanitation plays in reducing disease and creating healthier communities.
- Watershed conservation contributes to the long-term sustainability of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.
- Strategy and GuidanceThis annex to the USAID Climate-Resilient Development Framework gives water managers and development practitioners a summary of climate vulnerability and change and the challenges it poses for freshwater resources and development.
- ConferenceWorld Water Week (WWW) is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. In 2018, World Water Week will address the theme “Water, ecosystems and human development”.
- ToolkitWater Security Implementation is the fifth in a series of six toolkits from the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP). It provides a brief introduction to water security, as well as a detailed walkthrough of SWP’s five-step Water Secu