Tag Archives: Global Water Partnership
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
Posted in SDGs, Youth
Tagged Global Water Partnership, IWRM, Job, Jobs, water governance, Youth
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Earth Day was my ‘Aha!’ Moment
Alessandra Giolo is completing Masters degrees in Global Environmental Politics and in Environmental Science at Sodertorn and Stockholm University. Her dissertation is on Transboundary Water Management. She is an intern at the GWP global secretariat, and this blog is her … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Development, Earth Day, Ecosystems, GWP, IWRM, Partnership, Sustainable Development, Water resources management, Water security
Tagged activism, Earth Day, Environment, Global Water Partnership, sustainability, water, water governance, water management, water resources management, water risk, water security, water stress
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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
Can we become more gender equal and inclusive? Water perspectives
Have you ever thought about how good water management can build more equal societies? GWP Programme Assistant Ankur Gupta writes about key areas to work on in order to increase gender equality and inclusion within water governance and water, sanitation … Continue reading
Posted in Gender
Tagged Gender, Global Water Partnership, GWP, SDGs, WASH, water governance, water management
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Drugging our water resources
March 22 is World Water Day and this year (2017) the theme is wastewater. GWP offers two blogs about this subject. The first, by Dr. Danka Thalmeinerova, GWP Senior Knowledge Management Officer, explained why she is going to re-think her … Continue reading
Posted in Ecosystems, Food security, GWP, Rivers, Water Pollution, Water security, World Water Day
Tagged drugs, Global Water Partnership, GWP, water pollution
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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
Posted in SDGs, Sustainable Development, Youth
Tagged agenda 2030, employment, Global Water Partnership, GWP, SDGs, Youth
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What about Droughts?
Droughts can be defined in various ways and the effects may differ from one country to another. GWP intern Lara Vrtovec reflects on this. We are about to say goodbye to the hottest year on record. According to the WMO, … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Drought
Tagged climate change, droughts, Global Water Partnership, GWP
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How to Write an IWRM Teaching Manual
It takes a lot of coffee, innumerable flip charts, face to face meetings, long hours of concentration, textual analysis, and sharing experiences. Two GWP interns share their experience of the workshop that finalized GWP’s IWRM ToolBox Teaching Manual. By Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in IWRM, Partnership, Water resources management
Tagged education, Global Water Partnership, GWP, IWRM, toolbox, university, workshop
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Youth Reflections on the Climate Chance Summit
Youth representatives were at the Climate Chance Summit, held in Nantes, France, on 26-28 September 2016. Vivien Deloge, a member of the World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW), wrote down his thoughts on the event in a guest blog for … Continue reading
Francophone Youth Ready to Present White Paper in Paris
Audrée Giard-Leroux is a marine biologist and has a master’s degree in maritime resources management. She is now studying international ecology at the University of Sherbrooke. She will be part of a group meeting in Paris to work on the White … Continue reading
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Tagged COP21, francophone, Global Water Partnership, GWP, meeting, water, water management, water resources management, Youth
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