The IUCN Water Knowledge Platform

Protecting and conserving our water resources

Water and Wetlands Team

Providing equitable access to clean water for all

We develop sustainable solutions for preserving vital water resources, committed to evidence-based and adaptive change in water resource management.

We bring together our extensive network of IUCN Members, experts, government and private sector partners to develop sustainable solutions to preserve our water resources. Our knowledge is based around the central theme of Implementing

Our initiatives and projects cover multiple areas such as integrated water resource management, environmental flows, water economics, watershed ecosystems, as well as river bank rehabilitation, and the effects of climate change on global water supply and distribution.

Notes from the field

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Putting change into action

Global level initiatives covering all aspects of sustainable water management

  • Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)

    Unlocking the potential for healthy river basins to build climate resilience and to sustain ecosystems and livelihoods.

  • Source to Sea Platform

    The source-to-sea approach recognizes that what we do on land and in rivers, lakes and aquifers can have impacts further downstream, along coasts and in the ocean. By taking these linkages into account, the approach applies a holistic view of the source-to-sea system, which will result in greater benefits for the entire system.

Explore the latest resources related to our initiatives

DAMS: Water flows regulation in a fragmented world
  BRIDGE     Report  
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What has WANI done?
  Infographic     WANI  
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SUSTAIN-Africa: Sustainability and Inclusion Strategy for Growth Corridors in Africa
  Infographic     SUSTAIN  
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