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Southern African Countries Share Experiences on Water Accounts

A workshop on water accounts and statistics held May 8-10 brought together participants from the national statistics offices and water, environment ministries, and other agencies from Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

WAVES Annual Report Highlights Progress and Momentum

In the past year, WAVES partner countries have agreed upon priority accounts and made great strides in moving their work plans forward.

Botswana Moves Ahead on Water Accounts

High-level political buy-in for natural capital accounting in Botswana has helped the country advance on WAVES work.

Switzerland Becomes Latest WAVES Donor

The Government of Switzerland is the latest WAVES donor, with a $5 million contribution to the global partnership. The funds will go toward efforts to incorporate the value of natural resources in public and private sector decision-making.

Ministers put their weight behind NCA

Over 35 ministers and vice-ministers of finance, development, and environment attended the High-level Ministerial Dialogue on Natural Capital Accounting, on the eve of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC on April 18, 2013.

WAVES is a global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that the national accounts used to measure and plan for economic growth include the value of natural resources. Learn More »

The number of corporations who support natural capital accounting

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The number of countries that are already using natural capital accounting

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