2019-08-15
For Stockholm World Water Week 2019, our team will be very busy promoting youth and civil society voices, presenting new ways for better involvement of all stakeholders. According to us, adopting an inclusive approach is a key factor for innovative solutions and approach when it comes to a sustainable and wise water management. We … Continue reading Stockholm World Water Week: Promoting civil society and youth
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2019-01-11
Dec 2 – 14, Katowice, Poland. During the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), we continued supporting the voices of youth and civil society in the public debate, highlighting the close links between climate changes and water issues. We accompanied a delegation composed of 14 … Continue reading A strong youth commitment at COP24
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2019-01-10
On January 4th, Le Soleil newspaper published the article «Faire des jeunes les artisans de la construction de la paix» (Making young people the architects of peacebuilding) commenting on the #WaterGeneration MeetUp we held at the University of Bambey (Senegal) from December 11 to 14, 2018. The article highlights the central role that youth have … Continue reading Make young people the architects of peacebuilding
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2018-12-14
In collaboration with numerous partners (see below for the list of partners), we organised a #WaterGeneration Meetup in Bambey from 11-14 December 2018 and it was a success! The daily life of many Senegalese remains precarious because of water issues: lack of access to drinking water, pollution and waste accumulation increasing health risks, unsustainable use … Continue reading #WaterGeneration Bambey Meetup – Youth in action for water, peace & sustainable development
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2018-12-01
Katowice Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 24) December 2 – 14, Katowice, Poland We will be involved in a wide range of activities at this 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), promoting youth and civil society voices. The theme this year is Changing together. For this … Continue reading We are on our way to COP24 in Katowice!
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2018-10-25
The Blue Book is a precious tool to evaluate a country’s water management – providing us with a citizen’s point of view – and to generate concrete actions of policy reinforcement regarding water and the environment. In Peru, the process of monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the Blue Book is particularly dynamic and … Continue reading Peru Blue Book – for inclusive and participative water gouvernance
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2018-10-20
On October 19th, we co-convened a roundtable on water governance at the Parliament of Peru. We can proudly say that we are efficiently mobilizing civil society and key decision-makers at the national level to share various approaches, experiences and proposals that will strengthen the multisectoral nature of sustainable water management in Peru. Many of our … Continue reading Roundtable at the peruvian parliament: Towards sustainable water governance
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2018-10-16
Youth engagement in water governance is essential for achieving water security and to successfully implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Giving credibility to knowledge and projects induced by youth will dramatically accelerate improvements for a more sustainable world. Unfortunately, there is still a lot to be done to concretely include youth in water governance and … Continue reading Promoting Youth Engagement in Water Governance through Youth-Led Research and Innovation
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2018-10-05
On Friday Sept 28, the World Youth Parliament for Water – Central Asia leaders, studying at University for peace (Costa Rica), held a #BluePeace event. The presentation and the workshop were both a success! They had around 40 participants (students from 30 countries) who’s ideas and enthusiasm was very inspiring! The Geneva Water Hub’s Symphony … Continue reading #BluePeace event at University for peace
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2018-09-26
Context With its numerous lakes and major glaciers, the largely semi-arid Tajikistan has abundant fresh water resources: about 60% of Central Asian water streams are originating from its mountains. However, due to the rough terrain, population growth and collapse of centrally subsidized drinking water supply and irrigation systems, the delivery of the water to the … Continue reading Breakthrough for full cost recovery in rural water supply in Tajikistan
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