6 out of 9 planetary boundaries - that maintain the stability & resilience of our planet 🌏- are being crossed. #Freshwater change in 💧Blue water (surface & groundwater) & 🌳Green water (root-zone soil moisture) exceeds safe/sustainable thresholds. stockholmresilience.org/5.3d04209a18a2…

🌿 #Nitrogen is essential for plant growth However, excessive nitrogen from agriculture & industry can pollute freshwater bodies, causing: 🚱algal blooms 🔴oxygen depletion 🪹 biodiversity loss Protecting our #waterresources requires balancing nitrogen use 🌍 #CleanWater

Is there a link between #migration and #water?🤔 YES! 👉Climate and weather extremes increasingly drive displacement. 🚨By 2050, 216 million people may be forced to move due to #climatechange impacts 🚨 (mostly inside national borders) #WWDR 2024

Global #electricity demand is higher than ever before⚡️ Lithium-ion batteries are the fastest-growing (renewable) energy storage technology🔋 But ... producing 1 tonne of Lithium uses 2.2million litres of water🤯 We must prioritize water-efficient mining & recycling! 💧 #WWDR

#DYK? The Multi-stakeholder Coalition so far implemented >25 voluntary actions to: 🚰Accelerate equitable access to WASH services 🟰Break negative gender roles 🏋️‍♀️ Empower women in the water domain ⏰ Get on track with #SDG 5 & 6 More ℹ️ unesco.org/en/multi-stake… #genderequality

Water-related armed conflict is on the rise: 2023 = 347 occurrences (231 in 2022) Prioritize: 💬Discussion about possible solutions 🤝Agreements over (transboundary) water sharing / joint management ⚖️Enforcement of int. law protecting infrastructure forbes.com/sites/jamiehai…

🚜 #Agriculture is the biggest water user. Let’s grow more with less water! 🌍 1. Plant 'climate-smart' crops 🌾 2. Use mulch to retain soil moisture 3. Practice crop rotation to improve soil health 4. Adopt rainwater harvesting 5. Install drip irrigation #SustainableFarming

"Making peace with nature must be this century's top priority"💚💙 #Ecosystems contribute $58 trillion (58.000 billion‼️) to the global economy - through #water only🤯 Over-exploitation & degradation threaten water provision, climate stability, and prosperity. 📖more:

The Multi-stakeholder Coalition for Accelerating #Genderequality in Water is a prime example of the benefits of #cooperation 🤝 The Coalition consists of >160 members who advocate for a gender-equal water sector 🟰💧 & take CONCRETE ACTION 💪 #WWWeek Marissa Mar Pecero Tanja Miškova

This #WWWeek ADB Water Sector Community's Roundtable 'Accelerating Inclusion in Water’ showcased best practices to close the #gendergap in the water domain. Tanja Miškova presented the Global Multi-stakeholder Coalition & its new digital platform: a Community of Practice to accelerate

MWSS Regulatory Office MWSS Regulatory Office has conducted research to gender dynamics in #wateraccess & #wateruse in the Philippines 💧 Using the UNESCO WWAP Toolkit, they collected sex-disaggregated data from 2,300 households 🏘️! UNESCO WWAP Director, Ms. Miletto, praises MWSS RO's

#DYK? #Peatlands cover just 3% of Earth's land but store twice as much carbon as forests 🤯 But ... some 15% of these unique ecosystems have been drained for agriculture, forestry & urban development. This causes: ⬇️ subsidence 🔥fire risk 🌡️increased greenhouse gas emissions