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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2016-11-11
The Blue Book Peru official presentation was held in Lima last October. As all the Blue Books, the goal of the Blue Book Peru was to start a process that could create positive and effective changes for the whole water sector. The presentation had a great echo in Peru – which was the reflection created … Continue reading Official presentation of the Blue Book Peru
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2016-11-04
ISW-SWE at COP22! The 22nd Conference of the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change approaching! From 7 to 18 November in Marrakech in Morocco, the Parties will meet once again to ensure the continuation of the Paris Agreement. The agreement reached at the COP21 last December in Paris is coming into force … Continue reading ISW-SWE at COP22
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2016-11-01
ISW-SWE is looking for a youth consultant. Over the coming months, the International Secretariat for Water and Solidarity Water Europe will establish a new youth strategy to increase capacity and youth-related activities. To do this, ISW-SWE is looking for a consultant youth to work on this project. With the support of the Swiss Agency for Development … Continue reading Job opportunity – Youth consultant needed
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2016-10-26
The International Secretariat for Water is proud to present the new video of the Blue Book Peru! This short film in Spanish presents the achievements under the project Blue Book 2nd generation in Peru. El SIA se complace en presentar el nuevo video del Libro Azul Perú! Este cortometraje en español presenta los logros en el … Continue reading Video of the Blue Book Peru!
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2016-10-24
The 2016 UN World Water Development Report was presented to the European Parliament in September 2016 during a public session. The 2016 edition focuses on “Water and Jobs”. “Addressing the water-jobs nexus, notably through coordinated policies and investments, is therefore a prerequisite to sustainable development in both developed and developing countries”, highlights the report. Many … Continue reading Presentation of the 2016 UN World Water Development Report to the European Parliament
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2016-10-21
Highlights of the Climate Chance Summit In September, Nantes hosted the first edition of Climate Chance, a summit for non-state actors committed to climate. From September 26 to 28, thousands of participants took part in conferences, forums and workshops to give a voice and a place to NGOs, the civil society, the private sector and … Continue reading Highlights of Climate Chance
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2016-09-30
Claire Pace, President of the European Youth Parliament for Water, and Sarah Dousse, Director of the International Secretariat for Water, call for the world’s youth to have a greater role in multi-generational engagement in water challenges. To read the article, click here (OOSKAnews, 20 Sep 2016).
Read more >Here are a few photos of the World Water Week in Stockholm held from 28 August to 2 September 2016, which the ISW-SWE participated with partners. At this event, the ISW-SWE has co-organized a meeting of members of the Butterfly Effect network in addition to presentating of our activities at the Swiss stand in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
2016-09-02
Echoes of our water and sanitation project in Peru Our partners Les Ailes de l’Espérance proudly tell their passage Cuchoquesera where toilets and ecological showers were installed this year. According to their report, the project is a success in Peru and 105 installations work perfectly! Here is their article, to read the news in full (in … Continue reading Peru Mission Report
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