The key areas to prioritize in the UN’s Post-2015 development agenda will soon be determined in a worldwide consultation process coordinated by the UN. Feeding into this process, The Broker brings together international experts to pool their knowledge and start mapping out a holistic approach that also takes account of the local context. This The Broker debate aims to provide valuable input for the Wings for Water event on 21 March, and World Water Day on 22 March. It will also feed into the UN’s High Level Panel and online consultation on Water. And so could you, by joining the debate!
Groundwater – towards its sustainable management
Kathrin Knüppe | 26 February 2025The important role and value of groundwater calls for global sustainable groundwater management.
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Complex webs of water distribution in urban India
Laurens Higler | 26 February 2025To be effective, strategies on providing drinking water in urban India should tap into complex formal and informal governance networks.
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The impact of mining
Anthony Turton | 21 February 2025The impact of mining on the quality of water resources should be given a place on the global agenda.
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The water footprint: water in the supply chain
Arjen Hoekstra | 21 February 2025Worldwide, companies have started to explore the water footprint of their products. The creator of the water footprint concept, Arjen Hoekstra, gives some background.
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Post-2015: Making a difference
Johan Kuylenstierna | 20 February 2025Defining the SDGs and the associated indicators will not be easy but the global community should make an extensive effort to put sustainability high on the post-2015 water agenda.
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Right to water and sanitation
Jerry van den Berge | 20 February 2025Water is a public good, not a commodity. The ultimate goal after 2015 for water and sanitation is making it accessible to all citizens.
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The Water-Energy-Food nexus as solution
Katharine Cross | 19 February 2025In order to address water infrastructure challenges, it is crucial to examine opportunities deriving from the Water-Energy-Food nexus.
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Scoring on the ‘S’factor
Marco Schouten | 19 February 2025A combination of utility performance indicators to measure the ‘S’factor as the new water SDG is crucial for the sustainable development agenda to have the desired effect.
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Water and the post-2015 development agenda
Pieter van der Zaag | 17 February 2025The post-2015 agenda on water calls for more cohesion and less pragmatism.
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In search of a new insight
Riant Nugroho | 16 February 2025The challenge for future water governance is how to develop a policy on water that integrates different water resource allocations and that is based on the inclusion of people and society.
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