World Water Week’s Post

A meeting place for collective water action 🌊 An essential part of the annual water agenda, #WorldWaterWeek is a recurring arena that connects international processes: a space to implement the commitments made at the UN 2023 Water Conference and a link to the annual Conference of the Parties. #WWWeek #BridgingBorders #WaterCooperation #WaterDiplomacy #WaterAction #WaterSecurity #HumanSecurity #WaterForPeace

How can #water be a peaceful tool rather than a weapon in conflicts? When properly managed, water can be a platform to base peaceful processes on. Instead of adding to climate threats, water can also build resilience if decision makers should apply: 🌐 Transboundary cooperation 🛠️ Water diplomacy tools 🛡️ Climate-security policy 🔎 Climate and conflict informed water governance ⏺️ Inclusive perspectives SIWI responds to complex and interlinked challenges by creating a safe dialogue space where a broad range of actors sharing a water resource can advance knowledge on climate-related risks and discuss solutions. Learn more ⏩ https://bit.ly/3SRR2GX --- #SIWI #WaterGovernance #WaterForPeace #WorldWaterDay #WaterSolutions #BridgingBorders #WaterDiplomacy #WaterAndSanitation #WASH #WaterResources #SharedResources #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #ClimateAdaptation

How can #water be a peaceful tool rather than a weapon in conflicts? When properly managed, water can be a platform to base peaceful processes on. Instead of adding to climate threats, water can also build resilience if decision makers should apply: 🌐 Transboundary cooperation 🛠️ Water diplomacy tools 🛡️ Climate-security policy 🔎 Climate and conflict informed water governance ⏺️ Inclusive perspectives SIWI responds to complex and interlinked challenges by creating a safe dialogue space where a broad range of actors sharing a water resource can advance knowledge on climate-related risks and discuss solutions. Learn more ⏩ https://bit.ly/3SRR2GX --- #SIWI #WaterGovernance #WaterForPeace #WorldWaterDay #WaterSolutions #BridgingBorders #WaterDiplomacy #WaterAndSanitation #WASH #WaterResources #SharedResources #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #ClimateAdaptation

🔉“Navigating Scarcity: Integrating Water Management for Sustainable Food Security” is the title of our discussion summary. ▶️Our experts, Amb. Rodrigo Labardini, Diplomat-in-Residence at IDD and Research Fellow Nazrin Baghirova, have authored a summary that provides an overview of the discussion within the “Water Diplomacy Series.” 🔗Read the paper: https://lnkd.in/egQRzm4C #foodsecurity #watermanagement

🔉If you want to learn more about environmental cooperation in the #CaspianSea, do not miss our Water Diplomacy Series hosted on Thursday, June 13, by Nazrin Bagirova, where Mr. Mateusz Benko, Tehran Convention Officer from the United Nations Environment Programme, will talk about cooperation mechanisms under the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea. #environment

#science_diplomacy #climatechange By #Samia_alshouli #foreign_policy - Diplomatic negotiations and engagement facilitate dialogue, knowledge exchange, and the formulation of effective climate policies. - Integrating climate change considerations into foreign policy is imperative for addressing the challenges ahead. Governments and citizens must act collectively towards a sustainable future.

"Technology is reshaping the geopolitical landscape of #water." As World Water Week 2024 will be focused on different ways to bridge borders, SIWI's Martina Klimes & the International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC) invite us to rethink water diplomacy. 🌉 We must understand the impacts of new data, information, and tools. And we must keep our goals in sight to make sure the urge for #innovation does not exacerbate inequalities. 👀 Read the full article on the Water Science Policy website (now Onewater) ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dtaTVJTj --- #SIWI #WaterGovernance #BridginBoarders #WorldWaterWeek #WaterCooperation #WaterTechnology #Technology #WaterInnovation #WaterSolutions

Transboundary water issues may not cause countries to go to war, but they certainly cause commotions in some parts of the world. Just last week, I spoke with Voice of America Hausa on the impacts of the opening of the Lagbo Dam in Cameroon, on Nigerian cities along the downstream of River Benue. (See the news article about it in the link and an audio note at the end of the article . Both in Hausa Language). There has been some good communication between the Nigerian and Cameroonian governments over this issue. I opined that Nigeria at worst, may need to build another dam along the River Benue to protect communities and farms along the channels of the river. It will be interesting to follow the global discussions in Stockholm next year to see what better consensus we need to reach as a continental community about the universal and yet so sensitive issue of water. https://lnkd.in/e_Bef4FJ

📣During the COP28, CDP released a policy brief calling on EU institutions to make #water a top priority for the next European Commission. 🔵CDP highlights that the next EU mandate must think blue and prioritize water in implementing the #EUGreenDeal. 🎯Two key recommendations are proposed: 💧Establish a #WaterCommissioner to address governance issues and ensure a prioritization of water for the next five years, at least. 💧Implement Water Diplomacy to better consider water-related aspects in EU partnerships. This aligns with Commissioner Várhelyi's speech during the Cairo Water Week in 2021. 🧐To learn more, check the full policy brief: https://lnkd.in/e_pZ3DSB #WaterPriority #WaterAdvocacy #EUGreenDeal #BlueThinking #WaterGovernance #WaterDiplomacy #EUWaterStrategy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #EUPartnerships #WaterPrioritization #BlueDiplomacy