January 11, 2019
Dec 2 – 14, Katowice, Poland. During the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), we continued supporting the voices of youth and civil society in the public debate, highlighting the close links between climate changes and water issues. We accompanied a delegation composed of 14 … Continue reading A strong youth commitment at COP24
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January 10, 2019
On January 4th, Le Soleil newspaper published the article «Faire des jeunes les artisans de la construction de la paix» (Making young people the architects of peacebuilding) commenting on the #WaterGeneration MeetUp we held at the University of Bambey (Senegal) from December 11 to 14, 2018. The article highlights the central role that youth have … Continue reading Make young people the architects of peacebuilding
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December 14, 2018
In collaboration with numerous partners (see below for the list of partners), we organised a #WaterGeneration Meetup in Bambey from 11-14 December 2018 and it was a success! The daily life of many Senegalese remains precarious because of water issues: lack of access to drinking water, pollution and waste accumulation increasing health risks, unsustainable use … Continue reading #WaterGeneration Bambey Meetup – Youth in action for water, peace & sustainable development
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December 1, 2018
Katowice Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 24) December 2 – 14, Katowice, Poland We will be involved in a wide range of activities at this 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), promoting youth and civil society voices. The theme this year is Changing together. For this … Continue reading We are on our way to COP24 in Katowice!
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November 29, 2018
From November 16 to 21, 2018, Solidarity Water Europe organized, in partnership with the city of Strasbourg and AMSED (migrations, solidarity and exchanges association for development), a #WaterGeneration meeting of young Europeans in the context of the Club of Strasbourg’s 16th Assembly, a European network connecting nearly 60 partner cities and of which Strasbourg plays … Continue reading #WATERGENERATION: A MANIFESTO FROM YOUTH AND CLUB OF STRASBOURG MEMBER CITIES ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
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November 15, 2018
On November 7, the second mayor’s meeting was held in Nisporeni as part of our project to improve access to drinking water and sanitation in the Nirnova sub-basin, in Moldova. Bringing together all the basin’s elected representatives and with a desire to improve the local and participative governance of the water sector, this meeting was … Continue reading For improved water governance in the Nirnova Basin: results of the 2nd Mayors’ meeting
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November 7, 2018
From November 16 to 21, Solidarity Water Europe organizes, in partnership with the city of Strasbourg, a European Youth Meeting in the context of the Club of Strasbourg’s 16th Assembly. Created in 2003, the Club is a network connecting 60 European cities of which Strasbourg plays the leading role. This network promotes active cooperation between … Continue reading Club of Strasbourg – #WaterGeneration Meetup
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November 5, 2018
Moldova is one of the poorest countries of Eastern Europe. In rural communities, water quality is very poor and far from meeting human rights criteria. Acting on different aspects, especially on inclusive and participative governance, we have implemented with our local and international partners a platform of mayors, which brings together elected Moldovan representatives and … Continue reading Agenda for the upcoming 2nd Mayors’ meeting – a new governance framework in the Nirnova basin in Moldova
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October 25, 2018
The Blue Book is a precious tool to evaluate a country’s water management – providing us with a citizen’s point of view – and to generate concrete actions of policy reinforcement regarding water and the environment. In Peru, the process of monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the Blue Book is particularly dynamic and … Continue reading Peru Blue Book – for inclusive and participative water gouvernance
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October 20, 2018
On October 19th, we co-convened a roundtable on water governance at the Parliament of Peru. We can proudly say that we are efficiently mobilizing civil society and key decision-makers at the national level to share various approaches, experiences and proposals that will strengthen the multisectoral nature of sustainable water management in Peru. Many of our … Continue reading Roundtable at the peruvian parliament: Towards sustainable water governance
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