1. Recent Water-related News

1-1 Floods in Nepal

- July 15, 2021 The Daily Star, 'Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55' (Link)

1-2 Landslides in Japan

- July 18, 2021 VOA News, 'Japan Landslide Death Toll Rises to 15' (Link)

Note: The latest number of deaths is 25 as of August 26, 2021 Yomiuri (Link)

1-3 Floods in West Europe

- August　23, 2021 Global News, 'Climate change makes deadly European flash floods more likely, study says' (Link)

1-4 Floods and Landslides in Maharashtra, India

- July 28, 2021 India Today, 'Maharashtra flood: 213 dead, eight missing as 103 villages in Raigad face landslide risk' (Link)

1-5 Floods in Henan, China

- August 2, 2021 UPI, 'Death toll in China’s Henan Province at 302 after flash floods' (Link)

1-6 Floods in Afghanistan

- August 1, 2021 FloodList, 'Afghanistan - Red Crescent Confirms 113 Flood Deaths in Nuristan Province' (Link)

1-7 Floods in Turkey

- August 22, 2021 Daily Sabah, 'Efforts to save the missing continue in Turkey’s flood-hit Black Sea' (Link)

1-8 Flood in Tennessee, USA

- August 25, 2021 Tennessean, 'Tennessee flooding updates: Final death toll at 20; Gov. Bill Lee declares state of emergency' (Link)

1-9 Tropical Storm Henri in Northeast USA

- August 23, 2021 USA TODAY, 'Henri stalls over Northeast, drenching region and flooding communities ‘in the blink of an eye' (Link)

2. International Conferences, Forums and Programs

IDI-Japan helped MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan) with the following online meeting.

UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2021Virtual Side Event, 'Climate Change and Water under COVID-19’

The high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The HLPF2021 side event, ‘Climate Change and Water under COVIC-19’ was held online on July 12th, 2021, organized by Japan and Tajikistan. The event focused on the linkage of water and climate change to contribute to SDG 13 (Climate Action), inviting UN's all Member States and stakeholders to share their views and experiences, as well as priority actions countries and international communities. It also recognizes multi-stakeholder partnerships as important vehicles for mobilizing and sharing knowledge, expertise technologies and financial resources, which read in SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
The outcome of this side event contributes to the implementation during the decade of actions toward the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, especially for the UN Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028 in 2023.

You can find more about HLPF 2021 in the following UN link:
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3. Others

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