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Everything you should know about the UN Water Conference 2026
26.01.26 Amsterdam
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Madhukar Upadhya: 'We need to start seeing water as our biggest responsibility’
The availability of water globally is severely threatened by the changing climate compounded by faulty development practices and over extraction. In some areas, the damag...
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COP31 in Antalya, Turkey: What is it and what will happen?
15.12.25 Amsterdam
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Looking back on our anniversary celebration at the Rijksmuseum
On Thursday 13 November, Simavi celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam with a one-off photo exhibition and a short symposium. It was an afternoo...
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COP30 showed: only through cooperation can we truly tackle the water crisis
27.11.25 Belém
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Water Justice Fund: strengthening climate resilience through women-led water projects
Change is visible in Kajiado County in Kenia. Not just in the land, ever more affected by climate change, but also in the lives of women who battle the harshness of droug...
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Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands opens photo exhibition celebrating 100 years Simavi
14.11.25 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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More impact, the same mission: Simavi is joining the WaterAid family
14.11.25 Amsterdam
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Sacha de Boer pictures women who fight against the watercrisis
The water crisis is a crisis of inequality: drought, flooding, and polluted water have a major impact on the lives of women and girls. To document this problem and captur...
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'
