2025-11-17
News
On 11 November 2025, the International Secretariat for Water (ISW), in collaboration with the Butterfly Effect NGO coalition, the Global Youth Movement for Water and the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth, with the support of UN-Water and DESA, launched the first webinar in a series of three entitled ‘Towards the 2026 United … Continue reading Civil society and youth get organised for the 3rd UN Water Conference →
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2023-06-20
News
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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2022-04-26
Youth Vision for Central Asia
Building cooperation across borders and generations in the Syr Darya Basin The Central Asia Youth for Water network (CAY4W), the International Secretariat for Water (ISW), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and their partners are excited to launch the call for participation for the Second Youth Basin Dialogue on the Syr Darya Basin. … Continue reading Apply for the Second Youth Basin Dialogue – Syr Darya River →
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2018-10-25
News
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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2018-04-25
News
Young water leaders from around the world came together to mobilize for action in Brasilia during the World Water Forum. The 50 youth from 25 countries who gathered in Brasilia showed that they are change makers who are already taking action on local, regional and international levels. During the Forum we saw them mobilize, influence, … Continue reading World Youth Parliament for Water: Thirsty for Change →
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2018-04-19
#WaterGeneration Grants support innovative, creative youth water projects with an outsized impact. In 2017, we are supporting seven projects in six countries in Europe and Africa. The recipients of the grants are young water leaders who have demonstrated passion, commitment and clarity of purpose. Their projects help the community by raising awareness, accomplishing unmet goals, … Continue reading #WaterGeneration Grants →
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2017-12-04
News
WaterGeneration Meetup – Ouagadougou came to a successful conclusion December 4. 35 youth came from across French-speaking Africa to Burkina Faso’s capital for four days of learning, mobilization and speaking out for water. As the final preparatory event of the year before the 8th World Water Forum next March, the ISW has now held meetup … Continue reading Wrap up: #WaterGeneration Meetup–Ouagadougou →
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2017-11-13
Your Future, Your Climate
This Sunday and Monday at COP23, the ISW will be presenting its initiatives for water and climate to Quebec’s minister of sustainable development, environment and the fight against climate change (MDDELCC). Minister Isabelle Melançon will be present along with the minister responsible for international relations and La Francophonie, and Quebec’s climate change emissary, filmmaker-biologist Jean … Continue reading ISW + Quebec at COP23: Taking action for water + climate →
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2017-11-01
An annual gathering that brings European youth together with experts to take action on a water-related theme. Since 1998, the Parliaments have fostered good citizenship and direct democracy.
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2017-04-05
Youth
On the occasion of World Water Day on 22 March and with the support of the City of Strasbourg, the ENGEES, the Water Agencies Rhin-Meuse and Artois-Picardie and the Special Envoy for Water at SDC, François Münger, Solidarity Water Europe organized various events which had as a central point the involvement of the youth. SEE … Continue reading In Strasbourg, youth is mobilizing for water! →
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