{"id":3603,"date":"2019-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/gwp-med-at-world-water-week-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:36:22","slug":"gwp-med-at-world-water-week-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/gwp-med-at-world-water-week-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"GWP\u2013Med at World Water Week 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With this year\u2019s theme being \u201cWater for Society: Including All\u201d, discussions demonstrated the importance of integrating the perspectives of all ages, genders and social groups towards a water secure world. This emphasis was also at the heart of the sessions GWP-Med co-convened, whilst serving for the 4th<\/sup> year as the overall coordinator for the MENA Focus, the dedicated sessions focusing on the Middle East & North Africa region.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: @siwi, by Mikael ullen<\/em><\/p>\n

GWP-Med co-convened with the support of theSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and together with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), the showcase session \u201cMENA Focus: Mediterranean Youth Unites Around Water<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Sida\u2019s representative, Ms. Yosra Albakar, introducing the showcase on \u201cMENA Focus: Mediterranean Youth Unites Around Water\u201d & youth participants sharing their perspective<\/i><\/p>\n

The showcase presented and discussed the findings of a UfM\/CMI mapping exercise on youth water networks in the MENA and greater Mediterranean region, while the work of the Mediterranean Youth Network for Water (MedYWat), a community of young water professionals, was presented in detail. Building on targeted input from young entrepreneurs and 10+ youth organisations from the MENA as well as other regional actors, it was possible to identify the needs and entry points for youth to be involved more actively in decision making. Besides the positive impact from supporting entrepreneurship environments for young people, the showcase provided examples highlighting that when youth gets the right support from institutions, incubators, private investors and governments, concrete results can be achieved.<\/p>\n

GWP-Med also co-convened with UfM with the support of Sida the session \u201cMENA focus: Addressing Water-Employment-Migration (WEM) in the Mediterranean<\/a>\u201d. The intricate nexus linking water scarcity and unemployment in the region as root causes for migration and the opportunities to create water related jobs and entrepreneurship with multiple environmental and soco-economic benefits, was introduced by GWP-Med. A distinguished panel, comprising mainly of women, from CMI\/World Bank, ILO, UNHCR, UNESCO WWAPP, MedYWat, the Coca-Cola Company and Morocco\u2019s Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, shed led into their role in fostering this nexus, elaborated on the opportunities and pointed to the action to address some of the eminent threats in the region and turn these into sustainable development opportunities, including through enhanced, cross-cutting collaboration and concerted efforts.<\/p>\n

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A strong female participation at the Session on \u201cWater-Employment-Migration in MENA\u201d session.<\/i><\/p>\n

The MENA sessions also included the session \u201cMENA focus: Technical-Level Water Cooperation in the Mashreq Region<\/a>\u201d, convened by the World Bank Group.<\/p>\n

Moreover, GWP-Med representatives participated as speakers and interveners in several sessions, including the \u201cSource to Sea management: getting it on the ground<\/a>\u201d and the \u201cWater, migration and rural development: from knowledge to action<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

The GWP family had a role in more than 20 sessions, hosted a booth throughout the Week, and was engaged in a great number of side activities. Among these, GWP  launched its new Strategy, Mobilising for a Water Secure World, at a reception hosted by the Dutch Embassy (27 August 2019) on the occasion of the Week, attended by more than 200 people.<\/p>\n

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