Advocacy and Awareness raising

Civil society mobilizing towards the 10th World Water Forum

On December 6, the International Secretariat for Water, through the Butterfly Effect NGO coalition, and in collaboration with SIMAVI, organized an online information workshop entitled “Civil society mobilizing towards the 10th World Water Forum – how to get involved?”. The workshop, held in English with simultaneous interpretation into French and Spanish, aimed to: Take stock … Continue reading Civil society mobilizing towards the 10th World Water Forum

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United Nations 2023 Water Conference – the transformative influence of civil society and youth

From March 22 to 24, 2023, the first UN conference on water in almost 50 years was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. This conference was an exceptional opportunity to advocate for the advancement of water and sanitation issues. The International Secretariat for Water (ISW) played a key role in mobilizing, catalyzing, … Continue reading United Nations 2023 Water Conference – the transformative influence of civil society and youth

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Synthesis of the global advocacy consultation

The Butterfly Effect launched a consultation process this summer 2021 to gather a set of advocacy messages representing the voices and priorities expressed by NGOs and CSOs active in the water sector at the global level. In total, 44 contributions from NGOs and CSOs around the world were received. The following synthesis presents the results … Continue reading Synthesis of the global advocacy consultation

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Blue Book Mali 2nd edition available in French and English

The Blue Book Mali is a joint initiative of a group of Malian water and sanitation actors, gathered in the National Committee of the Blue Book of Mali. At the international level, the initiative is carried out by the International Secretariat for Water and the partners gathered within the International Steering Committee. The first edition … Continue reading Blue Book Mali 2nd edition available in French and English

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Exhibition brochure

Travelling Exhibition Climate Change Adaptation in a Transboundary Basin: The Great Lakes, the Saint-Lawrence and the Gulf Several Challenges One Vision A call to action!   Download the brochure

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