2016-11-24
Review of the presence of ISW at COP22 After a highly ambitious Conference of the Parties in 2015, this year COP22 took place under the theme of action and urgency to act. Thus, participants from all around the world came together to share their initiatives, innovations and ambitions to counter climate change. The International Secretariat … Continue reading Summary of ISW’s activities at COP22
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2016-11-14
During the COP22 in Marrakech the International Secretariat for Water and its partner the International Network of Basin Organizations handed to Ségolène Royal a Blue Passport, highlighting her important role for COP 21 and her recognition of the importance of water in the fight against climate change. Madame Royal is now officially a Bassiner!
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2016-08-26
Three blue passports were handed over to Morocco during the “Enhancing irrigation water for better adaptation to climate change: achievements and prospects of the Green Morocco Plan” Conference. The event was co-organized by the Moroccan Ministry of Water and Agriculture and FAO, July 14, 2016 and held at the headquarters of the Chamber of Agriculture of … Continue reading Blue Passports in Morocco
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2016-08-24
Mérida, State of Yucatan, Mexico, 1-4 June 2016 Vladimir Arana, Program Coordinator for the Americas at ISW, presented the concept of the Blue Passport and the potential for its use at the 10th World Assembly of the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO). The Blue Passport is a document of identity established beyond the political … Continue reading Participation in the 10th INBO Assembly
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2016-05-10
The Blue Passport is an hydrographic identification that distinguishes the holders for their formal commitment to conserve water resources. In the basin of the Cachi river in Ayacucho, Peru, in early 2016 the ISW granted blue passports to all those basiners (residents of the basin) interested in protecting their basin. Around 1.200 blue passports were … Continue reading The Blue Passport, an instrument for Public consultation
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2016-04-26
To thank him for his commitment to protecting water resources and for promoting water on a global level as a vehicle for peace, a Blue Passport was awarded to the Swiss Minister for Foreign Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, at the opening ceremony of the 13th European Youth Parliament for Water. In this way, the Minister’s status … Continue reading New Blue Passport Holders
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