Advocacy and Awareness raising

Towards the United Nations Water Conference 2026: Unified Voices for Action

2025-09-08

From July 7 to 10, 2025, the International Secretariat for Water (ISW-SWE) took part in strategic exchanges in New York during the meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly and the stakeholder consultation in preparation for the United Nations Water Conference 2026. A Civil Society and Youth Delegation Committed to Inclusive Water Governance … Continue reading Towards the United Nations Water Conference 2026: Unified Voices for Action →

ISW Breaks Down Silos at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC)

2025-06-24

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From June 9 to 13, the International Secretariat for Water participated in the United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica in Nice, France. This event brought together 15,000 participants, including more than 60 heads of state and government. Click here for more information on the Conference outcomes The main objective of the … Continue reading ISW Breaks Down Silos at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) →

Latin American and Caribbean Water Summit : establishment of a Roadmap for Water in the region, ahead of the UN 2026 Water Conference

2025-06-17

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From May 27 to 28, 2025, the International Secretariat for Water (ISW) participated in the Latin American and Caribeean Water Summit, alongside the Peruvian and Latin American and Caribbean governments to elaborate a Roadmap for Water binding and uniting the efforts of the region in a Water Agenda for the future, representing a decisive step … Continue reading Latin American and Caribbean Water Summit : establishment of a Roadmap for Water in the region, ahead of the UN 2026 Water Conference →

Cross-border cooperation at the heart of World Water Week 2024

2024-09-17

Youth

Under the theme “Bridging borders: water for a peaceful and sustainable future”, the 2024 edition of Stockholm Water Week (SWWW) brought together a wide range of stakeholders to propose solutions to global water issues. The event provided an opportunity to follow up on commitments made at the 2023 UN Water Conference and the 10th World … Continue reading Cross-border cooperation at the heart of World Water Week 2024 →

ISW mobilizes civil society and youth at the 10th World Water Forum

2024-08-19

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Organized under the theme of “Water for Shared Prosperity” in Bali (Indonesia) from May 18 to 25, 2024, the 10th World Water Forum, the 3rd to be held in Asia, has come to a close. A look back at the mobilization of civil society and young people, catalyzed by the International Secretariat for Water. Impact … Continue reading ISW mobilizes civil society and youth at the 10th World Water Forum →

Civil society mobilizing towards the 10th World Water Forum

2023-12-08

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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 →

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

2023-06-20

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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 →

Synthesis of the global advocacy consultation

2021-10-18

Butterfly Effect - NGO coalition

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 →

Citizen participation in the water sector

2019-12-19

Water and sanitation programme in Peru

The Blue Book – a tool of critic and analysis for citizen participation We’re proud to have contributed on the recent publication by Coalition Eau ”Citizen participation in the water and sanitation sector”. Our tool of citizen participation, the Blue Book, is presented on page 13. You can download the document here. Please note that … Continue reading Citizen participation in the water sector →