Women for Water Partnership coordinated civil society pillar at the 2015 annual UN Water conference
The annual UN Water conference, which is organised by the UN Water for Life Decade Programme (UNW-DPAC) took place from 15 to 17 January in Zaragoza, Spain.
The conference marked the closure of the International Decade for Action, Water for Life 2005 – 2015. The annual UN Water theme is dedicated to Water and Sustainable Development this year, and is placed in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are going to be decided this year. An important reason for the Women for Water Partnership to be part of the conference and to provide our input in various sessions.
Women for Water Partnership coordinated the civil society pillar of this important gathering, together with the World Youth Parliament on Water.
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/stakeholders_civil_society.shtml
In the plenary of the first day, WfWP Honorary Founding President, Alice Bouman-Dentener highlighted the achievements of women’s civil society during the Water for Life Decade. She spoke at the session Views on progress, best practices and lessons learnt during the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015. She was co-coordinator of Civil society contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water. Furthermore did she represent civil society at the session Capacity Development: Key tools and lessons learnt from implementation.
WfWP member organisations had an important role at the Civil society contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water in Zaragoza:
The annual UN Water conference, which is organised by the UN Water for Life Decade Programme (UNW-DPAC) took place from 15 to 17 January in Zaragoza, Spain.
The conference marked the closure of the International Decade for Action, Water for Life 2005 – 2015. The annual UN Water theme is dedicated to Water and Sustainable Development this year, and is placed in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are going to be decided this year. An important reason for the Women for Water Partnership to be part of the conference and to provide our input in various sessions.
Women for Water Partnership coordinated the civil society pillar of this important gathering, together with the World Youth Parliament on Water.
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/stakeholders_civil_society.shtml
In the plenary of the first day, WfWP Honorary Founding President, Alice Bouman-Dentener highlighted the achievements of women’s civil society during the Water for Life Decade. She spoke at the session Views on progress, best practices and lessons learnt during the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015. She was co-coordinator of Civil society contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water. Furthermore did she represent civil society at the session Capacity Development: Key tools and lessons learnt from implementation.
WfWP member organisations had an important role at the Civil society contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water in Zaragoza:
- Tegemeo Women Group (TWG, Eliza Mngale) presented the lead WASH Case of the Civil Society and the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation session, showcasing the role of women in water provision and governance in Mweteni, Tanzania: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/pdf/Eliza_Mngale_Case.pdf
- Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE, Emma Anakhasyan) was panellist on capacity development for WASH, presenting the experiences and tools practices successfully by AWHHE: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/pdf/Emma_Anakhasyan_CaseBMGDG.pdf
- Women Fund Tanzania (WFT, Mary Rusimbi) outlined the mechanism of capacitating-through-funding as an important tool to ensure meaningful participation of women, which will be incorporated in the Toolbox: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/pdf/Mary_Rusimbi_BMCase.pdf
- Water Mothers Myanmar (Soe Soe Tun) contributed the role of women’s civil society in integrated water resources management in Myanmar. The civil society participants from Myanmar have jointly prepared the Lead Case on capacity building for the session Civil society dealing with water scarcity and allocation. http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/pdf/NiniTHein_BMCase.pdf
