Category Archives: SDGs
The Wellspring: “Getting Hired: A Programme Associate’s Journey through the Hiring Process at the Global Water Partnership”
Getting hired is the ultimate goal shared by all jobseekers, no matter the particular job or path. While landing a new position is an exciting and necessary milestone in one’s career journey, how does it happen exactly? What is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Water Partnership, IWRM, Job, Jobs, water governance, Youth
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Innovation and IWRM in Central American communities
Civil Engineer Axel Martinez, 26, from Nicaragua, spent five months as a Young Professional Development Initiative Intern under GWP’s Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP). He worked in GWP Central America’s regional office from August to December 2018. In this blog post, he shares reflections on his activities. Central America is a … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Drought, Floods, Gender, GWP, IWRM, Partnership, SDGs, Youth
Tagged Central America, innovation, intern, internship, IWRM, Youth
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The SDG Knowledge Hub: Communications for SDG Action
GWP Central America (GWP CAM) recently worked with journalists to highlight the importance of communications around the landmark 2030 Development Agenda and, in particular, the Sustainable Development Goals. GWP CAM invited IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub to submit an article to … Continue reading
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Setting a goal is just the beginning: Improving measurability of the SDG indicators
By Elizabeth Frödén, Masters Student in Hydrology, Hydrogeology, and Water Resources, Stockholm University. Elizabeth was an intern with GWP from April to June 2018, working with the knowledge management and communications departments. When the UN first introduced the Sustainable Development … Continue reading
What does global progress look like?
By Gemma Gasseau, Master Student in Global Political Economy, Stockholm University. Gemma was an intern with GWP between April and June 2018, focusing on knowledge management. What does global progress look like? You now have the chance to find out, … Continue reading
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Waste (water) is a she
This blog post is written by Lesha Witmer, Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) – it is part 2 of an on-going conversation that will be followed up during a one-day seminar “Understanding the Gender Dimension of Water and Waste” on … Continue reading
We have SDG target 6.5. Now what?
Nisha Midha has been an intern with GWP since the beginning of May 2017. She recently read GWP’s new Technical Committee Background Paper “Measuring transboundary water cooperation: options for Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.5” and found herself fascinated by its … Continue reading
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Communicating SDGs: The Role of Youth Employment?
Emilinah Namaganda from Uganda has been an intern with GWP in Stockholm, Sweden, since September 2016. As her internship comes to an end, she reflects on youth involvement in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Photo: GWP youth … Continue reading
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Tagged agenda 2030, employment, Global Water Partnership, GWP, SDGs, Youth
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