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Recently many reports have been published on the role of water in the post-2015 global development agenda. As The Broker’s ‘prioritising water’ consultation aims to provide a multidisciplinary and integrated approach towards water, below you can f...

Due to the relationship between water and current global challenges, such as global trade regulation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and conflict resolution, the formulation of the post-2015 development goals requires a coh...

Partnerships have much to contribute to develop capacity. Yet, not all partnerships are the same. Where public-private partnerships have failed to meet the expectations, public-public partnerships are emerging as valuable alternative.

Pressures on water supply are the world’s second most urgent development challenge. A standard tool for measuring how well countries are managing their water resources can overcome global crises.

With only two years to go, the debates on the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are intensifying. Two candidates are running up to the end of the MDG term in 2015: the Post-2015 development agenda (derived from the MDGs) and the...

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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 knowl...

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In this video at the Water Operators' Partnership (WOP) conference in Amsterdam (2 November 2024) Professor Hassan Warda of the Alexandria Univers...

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A South-North Dialogue on Knowledge on Water-related climate change adaptation was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Let's discuss the conclusions.

In this second report on The Broker thesis project we highlight the work of two researchers who examined water management systems in Africa. Their theses have been reviewed by Meine Pieter van Dijk of the UNESCO–IHE Institute for Water Education,...