• Meet Jason Wong from Singapore

      Brief introduction of your organization As the national water agency, PUB manages Singapore’s water supply, water catchment and used water in an integrated way. PUB has ensured a diversified and sustainable supply of water for Singapore with the Four National Taps: 1. Local catchment water, 2. Imported water, 3. NEWater (ultra-clean, high-grade recycled water), 4.…

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  • Meet Cailin Hillier from Canada

      Brief introduction of your organization Canadian Water Network (CWN) is Canada’s expert advisor and trusted manager of knowledge and innovation for water management. CWN acts as a catalyst to connect the right people with the best evidence to address the practical realities of water management. CWN’s Students and Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) is a…

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  • Meet Fernando Mora from Costa Rica

      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. He has…

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  • Meet Juan Carlos from Colombia

      Biography Juan Carlos is an entrepreneur with Industrial Engineering background from Javeriana University of Colombia. He is a CEO of AcuaCare, a company that runs a biological treatment of sewage water using worms for houses and industries. The technology used turns contamination into organic fertilizers and creates the opportunity of making sustainable systems of…

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  • Meet Mr Simon Damkjaer from Denmark

      Biography Simon is a Doctoral Researcher of Water Resources and Policy at University College London Institute for Sustainable Resources where he researches on the role of surface and groundwater stores in water scarcity assessments in Eastern Africa. With degrees from UCL and the School of Oriental and African Studies, Simon’s career focuses on the…

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  • Meet Malek Abualfailat from Palestine

      Biography: Mr Abualfailat is a graduate in Water and Environmental Sciences from Birzeit University with academic work on industrial effluent from stone cutting industries in Hebron District. He was later appointed by Palestinian Water Authority to follow his work on his academic thesis. Then in early 2012, he joined as a Protecting Ground Water…

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  • Meet Brian Seo from Republic of Korea

      Biography: I am in a senior in North Carolina State University in the United States, majoring in Business Administration with concentration in Finance, International Studies with concentration in International Relations and minor in Chinese. I was born in the United States but grew up in Korea. I was the president of the 1st Asia…

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  • Meet Dizzanne Billy from Trinidad and Tobago

      Biography: Dizzanne Billy is a young environmental leader from Trinidad and Tobago. From the age of fourteen, she has been actively involved in environmental work. She is affiliated with Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN). Though the network, she has been continually educating other young people on the importance of environmentalism in achieving sustainable development.…

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  • Meet Rebecca Peters from the United States

      Biography Rebecca Peters was born in San Francisco, California and will graduate from the University of California, Berkeley with degrees in environmental science and international development. She leads numerous campus and community water education and action groups, including the Berkeley Water Group and the Water and Human Rights DeCal course. Additionally, she works with the #GlobalPOV Project…

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  • Living on edge: floods and reality

    2007 Flood in Gash River (Photo Credit: MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/REUTERS) Taking a long sigh, Mr Mohammed from Kassala said, “Flooding is not a problem, living in flood plain is but we can not abandon this place”. I was surprised to see he knew this clear distinction when most of us are stereotype considering flooding only…

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  • Mandela inspires us to be “doers” in water sector

    Author: Brigitte Urzaiz Palau The death of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Laureate and South Africa ex-president has encouraged us to follow our mission on water sector. He was not only a freedom fighter but also a great advocate of human rights and basic amenities like water and sanitation. Mandela once famously said, “Water is central in…

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  • Meet Michèle Okala from Cameroon

    Biography Michele Okala is a young Cameroonian water professional. She holds a master degree in International Communication and Public Action from the International Relation Institute of Cameroon. Her expertise are on the field of human resources management and project management. She serves as member to several youths initiatives. In the domain of water, she actively works…

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  • Meet Mr Bart de Vos from Belgium

      Biography Born and raised in West Flanders (Belgium), I got involved in water issues at a young age. It all started with my participation in the World Water Youth Forum in Istanbul in 2009. This motivated me to be involved in local youth initiatives on water and environment. In 2012, I was elected president…

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  • Youths are development partner for financing the implementation of water and sanitation SDGs

    By Prabin Rokaya, Director, Jagaran Nepal (a youth-led NGO from Nepal) Most of the conferences are only focussed on identifying problems and recommending solutions without adequate discourse on legal, institutional and financial mechanisms to implement those recommendations. Budapest Water Summit Youth Forum was different in a way that it had separate sessions on Water Governance,…

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  • ADB Youth Partnership is required to solve water problems in Asia Region

    by Prabin Rokaya, Student at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Netherlands I was one of the lucky youth participants who had the opportunity to participate at Stockholm World Water Week. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Water Team made participation possible for five Asian youth participants and I thank them for accepting me as part of the…

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  • Budapest Water Summit: An opportunity not to be missed!

    by Prabin Rokaya, Student at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Netherlands “Youth need space! Youth need forum! Youth voice should be heard. Youth should be involved in decision making process!” These are the some of the most common arguments that we hear these days during youth conversations. There is active youth participation in many high level…

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