2021-06-16
News
Since October 2020, the European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW) has joined the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA), a global expert network launched in September 2019, by the United Nations’ Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. The WWQA brings together a wide range of expertise in fields of … Continue reading The European Youth Parliament for Water joins the World Water Quality Alliance →
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2021-05-31
News
Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequalities worldwide regarding access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services and the capacity of vulnerable populations to respond to a global health emergency (2019 JMP Report, OMS/UNICEF). However, the increasing need for water to comply with hygiene recommendations coincides with the increasing unreliability of water supply … Continue reading Call for projects: Global Youth Take Action 2nd edition →
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2021-02-09
News
The next World Water Forum will be held from March 22 to 26, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal. This major event in the water sector has for many years been an opportunity for the Butterfly Effect to bring the voice of NGOs and CSOs to the international level and to promote their inclusion in all Forum … Continue reading Butterfly Effect : Road to Dakar 2022 →
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2021-01-05
The 2021 World Water Week will be held as a full-scale digital event, on 23-27 August. Learn more about the event here : https://www.worldwaterweek.org/news/world-water-week-to-be-held-online-in-2021
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2020-01-17
News
The COP25 in Madrid has now ended – the discussions and the sharing of knowledge were inspiring. We’re glad to have met citizens, youth and institutional representatives open, involved and promoters of novel ideas, notably regarding the adaptation of vulnerable populations facing the impacts of climate change. Influencing in four official events As part of … Continue reading COP25 Recap →
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2019-12-10
BluePeace
Geneva Peace Week At the Geneva Peace Week, we organized, with our partners an “Intergenerational Dialogue on Water and Peace”. More than 70 participants came to the Palace of Nations in Geneva to share ideas on the theme of water as a vector of conflict but also, and most importantly, dialogue and cooperation The event … Continue reading Intergenerational Dialogue at Geneva Peace Week →
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2019-12-06
Youth
From 17 to 24 November 2019, 85 young people from all over Europe and representing nearly twenty countries gathered in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) for the 15th session of the European Youth Parliament for Water. Focusing on the theme ” River basin, the backbone of regional development “, this 15th edition was able to highlight areas … Continue reading Recap : 15th European Youth Parliament for Water →
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2019-11-11
Together with Montreal International, the International Secretariat for Water, is hosting the official launch of the #WaterGeneration – a new global hub for youth, water, and sustainable development! November 28th – Official representatives from the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec, and the City of Montreal will join local and international young leaders … Continue reading #WaterGeneration Hub Launch →
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2019-10-29
Youth Voices - Policy Choices
Convened for the third time, under the patronage H.E. Mr János Áder, President of Hungary, the Budapest Water Summit took place October 15-17th providing an opportunity for the water-sector to discuss the necessary institutional responses for “Preventing Water Crises” – the issues of too much, too little and too dirty water aggravated by the rise … Continue reading Summary of the Budapest Water Summit 2019 →
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2019-09-12
Geneva Peace Week is a flagship initiative of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and the Platform’s five partners – the Graduate Institute’s Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP); the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF); the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP); Interpeace; … Continue reading Geneva Peace Week 2019 →
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