Emily Simmons

Expertise in nature-based solutions for water security, climate change, and resilient watersheds. Sharing knowledge and building capacity. Tweets are my own.

[FAO Land, Soil and Water @FAOLandWater]

📌 Mark your calendar!

@FAO will host a joint celebration of the 2026 #ForestDay & #WorldWaterDay

📅 Thursday, 19 March 2026
⏲️ 11:00 (UTC+1)

The high-level event will highlight the vital links between forests & water. 🌳💧

View the agenda here 👉 https://t.co/3MCNIPl6TE

[FAO Land, Soil and Water @FAOLandWater]

🌍 Join us in shaping the future of water and food security!

Register to the #RomeWaterDialogue during the World Food Forum 2025 ➡️ https://t.co/lbLftplVM7

📆13–17 Oct 2025 | FAO HQ, Rome, Italy & online

More info ➡️ https://t.co/46yfCQ1nXO
#WaterAction

[World Water Week @siwi_www]

On Monday, 25 August at 11:00 CEST, top speakers, water professionals and changemakers from across the globe will gather online and in Stockholm to officially open #WorldWaterWeek 2025!

Learn more: https://t.co/D8fFD4M5AW

#WWWeek #WaterForClimateAction

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Biodiversity is the variety of all living forms on Earth. We are part of it and it is essential for our society and quality of life.

Learn more from this infographic via @EU_Commission 👇

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Explore our new interactive dashboard on water sector spending! It’s the first of its kind, offering insights to drive better decision-making toward water security.

https://t.co/CqzH455mTR

[mark belan | science illustrator + info designer @markabelan]

The Biomass of Life 🐧🐸🐯🐹🐼🐍🐞🦂🐙🐬🐘🦙🐊🦀

#biomass #biodiversity #infographic #science #life #animals #biology #zoology #data #dataviz #dataart #datavisualization #dataillustration #illustration

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

#Wetlands: Where Water and Land Connect 🔗

Wetlands are vital ecosystems, forming the bridge between land and water while supporting diverse species, sustaining habitats, and regulating climate. ☁🦆🦀

Learn more about wetlands 👇

via @WetlandsInt_SA

[Climate Diplomacy and Security @ClimateDiplo]

🐝For the first time, #BiodiversityCOP will look into how peace & security intersect with nature. In the latest #ClimateDiploPod, we chat with @WWF's @FlorianTitze about how the issue landed in the biodiversity agenda + what to expect from #COP16Colombia
⏯️https://t.co/d1fwQ6JpAo

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

It’s here! #WorldEnvironmentDay is underway all across the globe.

Get all the latest #GenerationRestoration updates in celebration of environmental action to restore land and soil here: https://t.co/94j0j9Y7BE

[The Nature Conservancy @nature_org]

Water security starts with nature.
Water security starts with healthy freshwater systems.
Water security starts here.

Learn more: https://t.co/8vsT5wiFgr
#10thWorldWaterForum #NatureHub #WaterForSharedProsperity

[IUCN @IUCN]

🌍 Did you know wetlands capture CO₂ from the atmosphere? They store more #carbon than any other ecosystem on Earth.

#ActforWetlands #ClimateAction

[IUCN @IUCN]

Wetlands are rich reservoirs of biodiversity that are vital for humanity and nature to thrive.

⚠️ Yet 25% of wetland species are now threatened with extinction.

https://t.co/r7aKcaZXaM

#ActForWetlands

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Did you know soil is a living resource, home to more than 25% of our 🌎's #biodiversity?
Soil biodiversity is key to global food security, we need to protect our soils!

Via: @FAOAfrica

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Biodiversity is the variety of all living forms on Earth. We are part of it and it is essential for our society and quality of life.

Learn more from this infographic via European Commission👇

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

💧Water and climate change are inextricably linked.

As rising temperatures disrupt the entire water cycle, climate change is exacerbating both water scarcity and water-related hazards.

For real Climate Action, we must take #WaterAction.
#SDG6 #COP28 #LivablePlanet

[Odum School of Ecology (no longer monitored) @UGAEcology]

NASA awarded $600,000 to a project—led by UGA scientist @GuloThoughts—that will leverage satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and automated recording units to produce models that can estimate the biodiversity benefits of floodplain restorations. | https://t.co/IF2FMsYRyX.

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🌍 Global warming of 1.5°C has major implications:

ice-free Arctic summers every 100 years, significant permafrost thaw, and 70-90% decline in coral reefs.

Species adapt and move, with uncertain impacts on biodiversity.

Time to act! 🐧🐠🌲 #ClimateChange

Via @WWF

[Scott Duncan @ScottDuncanWX]

Just wait until 2023...

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Have you heard of 🟢💧“green water”?

An overlooked, but powerful tool in mitigating drought, green water is soil moisture in the root zone.

A @WorldBank report explains how it can shield economic growth from the impact of drought:
https://t.co/FLwvgqNeuf
#DroughtsAndDeficits

[Global Water Partnership @GWPnews]

Almost 50 years went by between the #UN2023WaterConference and the previous conference of its kind in 1977. On 1 September, The UN General Assembly decided that next time we won’t have to wait that long 🙌

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/V9s4mNN51p