Water and Youth at COP24 in Katowice, Poland
Water and Youth at COP24 in Katowice, Poland – October, 2018 Water Youth Network representatives Miguel Trejo and Niel de Jong recount their experiences at COP24 and consider the politics of climate change By: Miguel Trejo (m.trejo@wateryouthnetwork.org) and Niel de Jong (n.dejong@wateryouthnetwork.org) In dark and cold wintery Katowice one would almost welcome a change of climate. […]
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Youth look to the future at ISCCE student-led conference in Tirana, Albania
From total oppression to student organizing international conferences in one generation: How Albania youth are more international than ever. By: Hector Nava (h.nava@wateryouthnetwork.org) In the small and not so well-known country of Albania, engineering students pulled off a remarkable feat: organizing a 4-day international conference by themselves with no budget. Spoiler alert: they did it […]
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Apply as a UNMGCY youth rep on Technical Session Organising Teams for the European Open Forum on DRR
In March 2017, Turkey will host the first European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) Open Forum, a meeting which enlarges the process beyond officially-mandated experts to non-governmental organisations and others working at the interface of disaster risk reduction, sustainable development and climate change. This is a call for youth to join the organising teams […]
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Water Youth Network partners for new Erasmus+ project ‘Youth in action for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’
Izola, Slovenia: The kick off meeting of the new ‘Youth in action for Sustainable Development Goals (YiA4SDGs)’ project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union took place from May 3rd to 5th, 2016 in the beautiful city of Izola in Slovenia. Water Youth Network (WYN), as one of the nine project partners from […]
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