International organisations and websites

This section of Environment Canada’s website is dedicated to all things associated with freshwater, including policy and legislation, management of the resource, and issues associated with society, culture and the environment.

Established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that contributes to international efforts to find solutions to the world’s escalating water crisis.

With a duty to secure proper use of water resources in England and Wales, it monitors water in the environment and issues abstraction licences. It also has a 25 year strategy to ensure water resources meet the needs of the environment and society.

The UNEP website has information for everyone on worldwide environmental issues including as freshwater, sustainable consumption, urban issues, climate change and business and industry.

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has developed a Water Portal dedicated to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web.

watermagazine is mainly about urban water systems - wastewater, potable water, stormwater, greywater, infrastructure, pricing & regulation. It has hundreds of links to other articles, water websites, and book and paper reviews.

The Water Page is an independent initiative dedicated to the promotion of sustainable water resources management and use. A particular emphasis is placed on the development, utilisation and protection of water in Africa and other developing regions.

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.

This international multi-stakeholder platform was established in 1996 on the initiative of renowned water specialists and international organisations, in response to an increasing concern about world water issues from the global community.

A site provided by the American Water Works Association offering similar resources to savewater.com.au from a US perspective.

This site helps you calculate your individual water footprint as well as the national footprint of countries around the world. It also has loads of background information behind the concept of the water footprint and virtual (or embodied) water.