Watch how investing in natural infrastructure, such as restoring forests, re-vegetating river banks, protecting and managing natural floodplains, can optimise performance of engineered features e.g. dams and reservoirs, whilst providing system-wide adaptation and local benefits.
Visual storytelling: The Future of Dams: Viable Options or Stranded Assets?
This Shorthand This feature is part of a series of three on 'Future of Dams': Part 1: Viable Options or Stranded Assets? Part 2: Smart Dams - Smart Financing Part 3: Energy Options, Determining our Freshwater Future
Nature in the City - Green solutions for sustainable, healthy and resilient Cities
This Shorthand gives an insight into the 21st Century urban challenge, the work implemented by the IUCN GrowGreen project, and includes interviews with GrowGreen conference participants on implementing Nature-Based Solutions in European cities.
World Women's Day 2019: Better the balance, better the world
In 2019 the theme of World Women's Day ‘Better the balance, better the world’ focuses on celebrating women's achievements, raising awareness against bias, and taking action for equality
Water, Energy and Food Security - Fostering a Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia
A new visual story feature Fostering water, energy and food security in Central Asia explains what the Water-Energy-Food Nexus project is and how it is relevant to the Central Asian region.
State of Wetlands - World's most valuable ecosystems rapidly declining
A visual story prepared for the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13), held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21-28 October 2018.
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
A new IUCN Publication launched at the 2018 World Water Week in Stockholm - drawing attention to the issue of gender equality in transboundary water governance and demonstrate that positive change is happening on the ground.
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What is a post-CSR water stewardship strategy?
It is clear that the water stewardship value proposition is incomplete. Stewardship has, more often than not, been framed as a CSR "check the box" exercise and not about business strategy and value creation.
Stories from the Field
Roadmap to Tanzania’s first miombo nature reserve
The now established Kalambo Nature Forest Reserve has a unique ecosystem value in terms of biodiversity, water catchment, amenities, and the livelihood of the forest adjacent communities. The area forms an ecological corridor that enables movement of wildlife from Kalambo Game Reserve in Zambia through the Kalambo Nature Forest Reserve to Katavi National Park and elsewhere in the central part of Tanzania.
Focus on visual graphics
Our infographics illustrate key messages and complex concepts from our projects in a clear and visual way.
In the spotlight
Learn some interesting facts about water resources, their use and management worldwide.
Spotlight events
26-31 August 2018, Stockholm will host the annual World Water Week. Click here for more information about the week, and all the events IUCN is organising and is involved with.