The International Youth Steering Committee (IYSC) is a group of representatives of several youth organisations (Currently: Water Youth Network, the World Youth Parliament for Water, the World Water Council Youth Representative, the ADB Youth Representative and the Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Water, South African Young Water Professionals (YWP-ZA) and sustained by a diversity of youth […]
Call for the Citizens Forum
The call for proposals for the Citizen’s Forum is now open! You can download the forms below, and send them in before the deadline of 30 September 2014. Please contact us if you need more ...
World Water Forum - What is going on there, and what can you do?
Youth are becoming increasingly important in international processes. This is key for us, because it means young people can get more chances to learn, discuss, and meet each other - and more importantly, live shared ...
Upcoming event: Conferencia IWA Agua, Energía y Clima 2014
Young Water Professionals (YWP) from IWA together with Water Youth Network are co-organizing a session titled 'An entrepreneur approach to ensure water security in peri-urban zones." This discussion panel is being held as part of the ...
Workshop video on: How to write quality proposals?
Many of you will encounter this question in your working life: Can you write a proposal for funding for that great project that you are working on? Where would you start? The Water Youth Network noticed that ...
OECD Water Governance Initiative - Day 1
OECD Water Governance Meeting - Day 1 More than 9 hours, over 80 participants and organisations came together in Madrid for the meeting on the OECD Water Governance Initiative.. And they are not done yet. Tomorrow, ...Latest Blog Posts
Call for the Citizens Forum
The call for proposals for the Citizen’s Forum is now open! You can download the forms below, and send them in before the deadline of 30 September 2014. Please contact us if you need more information or help for your proposal; We can help you by checking if other youth organisations are working on a […]
Entrepreneurial approaches to increase water security in peri-urban areas: a workshop report
July 16, 2014 in Events
The workshop “Entrepreneurial approaches to increase water security in peri-urban areas” organized by the Young Water Professionals (YWP) in co-coordination with the Water Youth Network (WYN) during the IWA Water, Energy and Climate Conference in Mexico City (21 May, 2014) was a successful event, with almost 40 participants. The theme was selected because the water […]
Welcome to the Surface! A Report From The IWA European Utility Management Conference
July 8, 2014 in Events
Every second year the International Water Association (IWA) organizes the European Utility Management Conference (EUC). This year the three-day event was held in Oslo, Norway. The 120 conference delegates represented a concentration of leading expertise, knowledge and experience from the European utility management sector. Approximately 50 invite-only speakers presented and discussed the future of the utility industries with topics such as: energy and carbon, adaptation to climate change, consumer confidence, urban transitions and innovation. The main plenary session that rounded off the conference was about innovation. Here the water sector was literally invited ‘to […]
