Dossier: Water
Strengthening water resilience in Tajikistan’s Syr Darya Basin

In Tajikistan's part of the Syr Darya Basin, where climate change intensifies water scarcity, floods and land degradation, a national effort is translating policy into practice. The National Water Resources Management…

Dossier: Water
IWMI and WMO: Improving climate-resilient water management

A new agreement aims to improve the provision and use of climate services in agriculture. Climate data will be integrated into water management solutions to help vulnerable communities in Africa and Asia anticipate and…

Dossier: Water
GFFA 2026 calls for a single concept for water security and food security

How can a sustainable use of the ever scarcer global water resources be achieved enabling all people to enjoy their right to adequate food and access to clean water? And how can conflicts over water use be eliminated and…

Dossier: Water
Berlin Agriculture Minister’s Conference – a commitment to strengthen global water governance

Concluding the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, Germany, minsters from 60 countries emphasised the nexus between water, food security and stability, and committed to take more action for effective global…

Dossier: Water
Water security as a foundation for global food security

The Rome Water Dialogue 2025 has highlighted the urgent need for smarter water management to secure global food supplies.

The German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) has conducted a synthesis study examining the effectiveness of development cooperation in promoting food security, and has concluded that knowledge transfer and…

A herd of goats is grazing on grass and bushes.

A global study has revealed the conditions under which non-native plants thrive in the world’s many dryland regions and the factors that limit their spread.

Advocacy is an integral part of Helvetas’ projects and programmes. As an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) operating in 35 countries, its advocacy work combines both insider and outsider approaches,…

In Madhya Pradesh, a women-led Bio-Input Resource Centre (BRC) demonstrates how automation, public programmes and community enterprise can make regenerative agriculture both practical and profitable. The initiative…

Only 35 per cent of the world’s land is formally documented with regard to ownership, tenure or use rights. The figures for customary land are even less promising. These are just a few of the numerous exciting insights…

After more than 20 years of negotiations among over 160 countries, the new WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (“Fish I”) has recently entered into force. According to Fish I, the WTO Member States may no longer…

17-19 March 2026, Padova, Italy

European Carbon Farming Summit

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7 April 2026, Lyon, France

One Health Summit

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28-30 April 2026, Frick, Switzerland and online

IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance Conference 2026

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06-07 May 2026, Nairobi, Kenya, and online

Global Landscapes Forum Africa 2026

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19 May 2026, Berlin, Germany

Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2026

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16-18 June 2026, Mombasa, Kenya

11th Our Ocean Conference

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22-25 June 2026, Jakarta, Indonesia

Global Sustainable Development Congress

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29-30 June 2026, Hamburg, Germany

3rd Hamburg Sustainability Conference

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05-15 July 2026, New York, USA

High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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