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Only together we can achieve the #GreenTransformation We are actively advocating for a water-resilient Europe by promoting water and energy efficiency in homes and pushing for a comprehensive EU Water Resilience Strategy. 💧 #PlanetCenteredInnovation Hansgrohe Group

🌍 Exciting News from Stockholm Water Week! 🌊 We’re excited to remind you of the upcoming session that will explore the critical issues of transboundary water quality cooperation. Despite a growing trend in cooperation, many water basins still lack the mechanisms needed to combat degradation, impacting both geopolitical stability and ecosystem health. Join us for an insightful panel discussion in this session titled "Best Practices of Transboundary Water Quality Cooperation". We’re thrilled to have Birgit Vogel, Executive Secretary of the ICPDR, share her expertise on the panel, diving into crucial topics that impact our water resources. This session is moderated by Dimitris Faloutsos of the Global Water Partnership, ensuring a thought-provoking and engaging conversation. Key Highlights: 👉 Discussions will focus on the benefits and best practices of transboundary water quality cooperation, from source-to-sea, and how to strengthen these mechanisms in the face of ongoing challenges. 👉 This session will also feature experiences from around the world, offering valuable lessons for those working to build resilient and effective cooperative arrangements. More about: https://lnkd.in/gMrR5kx 🗣️ Partners: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, GEF/IWLEARN, Global Water Partnership (GWP), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), WWQA World Water Quality Alliance, ICPDR, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, Action Platform for Source to Sea Management (S2S Platform), and Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM). See you in person or online and be part of this crucial conversation! #StockholmWaterWeek #WaterQuality #TransboundaryCooperation #SDG6 #SourceToSea #GlobalWaterPartnership #ICPDR

Are you attending #WorldWaterWeek this year? If so, don't miss the chance to meet SEI researchers and hear them speak in 10+ sessions on a range of topics related to this year's WWW theme about water, conflicts and peace. #WWWeek

🌍💧 Water. Conflicts. Peace. These themes will be central at this year's World Water Week starting this Sunday in Stockholm & online and running until August 29. With our extensive research, we understand how water can be managed during crises and used as a tool for fostering peace. Our researchers will present and discuss innovative solutions to address water-related tensions and foster cooperative strategies. Join us and global leaders in exploring how water influences conflict dynamics and supports stability. Discover how to: 🔹 Manage water services during conflict and crisis 🔹 Implement participatory processes for watershed management 🔹 Enhance human rights to water and sanitation 🔹 Utilize citizen science to amplify vulnerable voices 🔹 Track the water footprint of consumption Don’t miss the chance to hear from: Adriana Soto Trujillo, Carla Liera, Marina Reyes Lopez Mautner, PhD, Karina Barquet, Michael Lathuilliere, Annette Huber-Lee, Biljana Macura, Daniel Ddiba, PhD, Thanapon piman, Cláudia Coleoni, Tania_Fernanda Santos_Santos, Uttam Ghimire, Nhilce Esquivel, Laura Forni, and Linus Dagerskog. Cc: SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA), Trase - Intelligence for sustainable trade, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Agencia PCJ Brazil, Colombia's Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Mekong River Commission Secretariat, ONGAWA Engineering for Human Development, AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO - AECID, Water Footprint Network, World Resources Institute, Xylem. If you can’t attend in person, follow online (for free) and stay tuned for updates and insights from our engagements. Explore our event page and find the registration 🔗 https://buff.ly/46RMBRA #WWWeek #WorldWaterWeek #BridgingBorders #WaterManagement #WaterResources

National Water Week kicks off today, 20 March 2024, aligning with the United Nations Water's call for global governments to observe World Water Day on 22 March annually. This initiative aims to spotlight the critical importance of water. Following this directive, the South African government celebrates National Water Week in harmony with UN Water's objectives. This year, the focus is on groundwater, highlighting its crucial, yet often overlooked, role in sustainable development policymaking. https://lnkd.in/dQF7hmBg

What are the benefits of uniting around water? Today we continue our social media drive for the #worldwaterday by discussing about the benefits of uniting around water based on the factsheet for the world water day 2024. So let's dive into it... Water cooperation across borders and sectors has proven to generate benefits that accelerate progress across Sustainable Development Goals, including delivering safe drinking water and sanitation, enhancing food security, sustaining healthy livelihoods and ecosystems, helping to address resilience to climate change, contributing to disaster risk reduction, providing renewable energy, supporting cities and industry, and fostering regional integration and peace. Trans-boundary cooperation is essential for creating enabling conditions for investment and security. It also enhances preparedness to protect ecosystems and human health, especially in case of crisis such as drought, flood or accidental pollution. For more information, read: UNECE and UNESCO (2023), Concept paper for interactive dialogue 4 at the UN 2023 Water Conference: Water for Cooperation: Transboundary and International Water Cooperation, Cross Sectoral Cooperation, including Scientific Cooperation, and Water Across the 2030 Agenda: https://lnkd.in/eS6tu3Kw support our campaign by donating via: https://lnkd.in/e2tRKFXt #unitednationswater #worldwaterday #water #waterforpeace #watersecurity #watersolutions #worldwaterweek Lyonga Paschal Sheen Tyagi Silvia G. Lyonga Jervis Bongadu Cedric Lyonga Francisca Endale Youth Actions for Development Foundation (YADEF) Global Water Partnership United Nations Water Kevin Sofen WaterAid Colin Herron Birger "Burger" Lundgren AI4DevelopmentAgency (AI4DA)

World Water Day is observed annually on March 22nd, and it’s a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme for World Water Day in 2024 is “Leveraging Water for Peace,” focusing on using water cooperation as a tool for peace and conflict resolution. #worldwaterday #alliantiehealthindia

In an ever-evolving market, the Danish water technology sector is coming together in China to adapt to new demands. Recently, the Water and Environment team has established an alliance structure that brings together Danish water technology companies, including industry leaders such as GRUNDFOS, AVK, and Danfoss, to navigate shifting market dynamics 🌍💧🔗 The success of Danish water technology firms in China over the past decades has been remarkable. However, as China's water sector transitions from infrastructure development to high-quality management, market demands have shifted. There is now a greater focus on cost-effective and low-carbon operation solutions rather than individual high-quality products. To meet this new market paradigm, Danish Export Association – Water China (DEA-Water China), Danish Ministery of the Environment - Environmental Protection Agnecy (DEPA) and The Trade Council’s Water and Environment Team (TC-W&E) at the Denmark in China have established a partnership on Water in China. On the basis of this extremely strong partnership, and based on the good results created through DEA’s U-S-E Water 1.0 in the past 4 years, they are ready to continue developing business opportunities in China for Danish water companies through U-S-E Water 2.0. Danish water tech, known for digital monitoring and low-energy solutions, aligns with China's sustainability goals, offering valuable contributions to green development. The first meeting of the Water Alliance on December 14, 2023, paved the way for quarterly gatherings, providing opportunities for other water tech companies to join in 2024 https://lnkd.in/ee4azA_h

If you are internationally active in innovative water approaches, climate adaptation, NBS or the water-biodiversity-food nexus join the information session of Partners for Water in Utrecht next week 18 April to see if you might be eligible for a subsidy #watermanagement #waterinnovation #subsidy #grantscheme #climateadaptation #NBS #biodiversity

[WATER RESILIENCE]: 🗣️ "(....) water efficiency is a key asset for European competitiveness and strategic autonomy. (...) As #Europe proposes to be the frontrunner, we call on the European Commission to urgently deliver the #WaterResilienceInitiative, as committed, and make water a top priority for the next mandate of the European Commission"