December 28, 2014 in Sustainable Development Goals, Uncategorized
Event Meet & Greet Dutch WASH sector and SWA delegation The UN Secretary General has officially shown his support to the Open Working Group’s recommendations for the SDG, including a specific SDG focused on water and sanitation. These are very good news for the global water sector. Yet, a lot remains to be done in […]
December 15, 2014 in OECD
24-25 November 2014, OECD Headquarters, Paris On 24-25 November 2014, the OECD Water Governance Initiative held its 4th Meeting in Paris, in the presence of OECD Secretary General, Angel Gurría, and the President of the World Water Council, Benedito Braga. The meeting gathered 115+ participants from 20 countries as well as major stakeholders within and outside the water […]
December 14, 2014 in Projects, Uncategorized
Young people and water innovations Author: Kevin Mureithi Maina Water is one of the most pressing needs in the world today with approximately 700 million people without access to a clean water source. The lack of access to safe water and basic sanitation is killing around 4000 children every day and underlies many more of […]
November 26, 2014 in WWF
Rectification: There was a miscommunication about the funding procedure for the World Water Forum. The procedure has been extended until 12 december, but only for those participants who already submitted proposals, in all Processes, including Citizen’s Forum. The form is distributed through the coordinators. For the Citizen’s Forum, the secretariat will send the form, once […]
Biography Fernando Mora is current Vice minister of Water, Seas, Coasts and Wetlands at the Ministry of Environment of Costa Rica. He is the third youngest member of the Cabinet at 27 years. Professionally he is a geographer with a Masters Degree in Integrated Coastal Management from the University of Costa Rica. Click to read more
