Advocacy and Awareness raising

Exchange with Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

2024-03-13

Butterfly Effect - NGO coalition

Following the International Secretariat for Water’s (ISW) strong commitment to the United Nations Water Conference in March 2023, and with the aim of ensuring a follow-up to the commitments made at the Conference – beyond the main outcome of the latter which consisted of a Water Action Programme, listing to date more than 800 voluntary … Continue reading Exchange with Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations →

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Civil society mobilizing towards the 10th World Water Forum

2023-12-08

News

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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10th World Water Forum, Indonesia – civil society and youth mobilized

2023-11-13

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The World Water Forum (WWForum) is organized every 3 years by the World Water Council (WWC) and a host country, as a forum for debate and exchange on the issues of access to water and sanitation for all. It is the main international multi-stakeholder event on this issue. The next World Water Forum will be … Continue reading 10th World Water Forum, Indonesia – civil society and youth mobilized →

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United Nations Water Conference: The Butterfly Effect calls for stronger international water governance

2023-06-22

Butterfly Effect - NGO coalition

From the 9th World Water Forum in 2022 to the United Nations Water Conference in 2023, the international civil society water coalition “Butterfly Effect” – led by the International Secretariat for Water (ISW) and with over 140 CSO members – has been fully mobilised to influence the first UN water conference in almost 50 years. … Continue reading United Nations Water Conference: The Butterfly Effect calls for stronger international water governance →

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Civil society and youth organizing for the UN 2023 Water Conference

2022-12-15

Butterfly Effect - NGO coalition

On December 8 and 14, the International Secretariat for Water, through the Butterfly Effect, and in collaboration with End Water Poverty, the Water, Sanitation and Water for All Coalition, Simavi and the Global Youth Water Movement organized two online workshops entitled “Civil Society and Youth Organizing Towards the 2023 United Nations Water Conference“. These workshops … Continue reading Civil society and youth organizing for the UN 2023 Water Conference →

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Towards a Blue Pact for Lake Titicaca

2022-12-05

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Blue Pact for the Binational Titicaca River Basin Held on October 5 and 6, 2022, the Workshop Towards a Blue Pact for the Binational Titicaca Basin, Bolivia – Peru, gathered more than 50 representatives of the Civil Society, Community Organizations, Women’s Organizations, Youth Organizations, Universities, representatives of the Chancelleries of Bolivia and Peru, Municipalities of … Continue reading Towards a Blue Pact for Lake Titicaca →

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Youth delegates on the Road to the UN2023 Water Decade Conference

2022-11-29

Youth

On 24th October 2022, leaders of the Global Youth Movement for Water participated in the stakeholder consultation on the preparation of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, alongside an estimated 1200 other stakeholders from across the water arena, in person and online. Held at the UN Headquarters in New York, the stakeholder dialogue aimed at … Continue reading Youth delegates on the Road to the UN2023 Water Decade Conference →

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INTERACTIONS – 12 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS WEAVE TOGETHER PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WATER-RELATED RISKS

2022-11-15

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Last October, the world premiere of INTERACTIONS took place at the Rome International Film Festival. This new  anthology of 12 short, unique stories, each 8 minutes long, addresses the relationship between humans and climate change, nature, health, water and much more. This project of the NGO Art for the World – of which the International … Continue reading INTERACTIONS – 12 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS WEAVE TOGETHER PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WATER-RELATED RISKS →

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Civil society at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar

2022-04-20

Butterfly Effect - NGO coalition

The World Water Forum ended on March 25, 2022. On the occasion of this major event of the water sector, the coalition of NGOs and CSOs for water – the Butterfly Effect – were mobilized through its members to support the involvement and active participation of civil society both in the preparatory process and at … Continue reading Civil society at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar →

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CIVIL SOCIETY’S WAKE-UP CALL TO TACKLE THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS

2022-03-11

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Water is the major social and ecological issue of the 21st century. All stakeholders acknowledge the significant challenges we face in implementing the human rights to water and sanitation and in managing our water resources in an equitable and sustainable way. Although water is primarily managed locally, the water crisis is GLOBAL: the entire international … Continue reading CIVIL SOCIETY’S WAKE-UP CALL TO TACKLE THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS →

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