Capacity Development

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  • Capacity Development

[2023] Side event at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference “Identifying and bridging the capacity gaps to achieve water-related SDGs”

Documents Concept note (updated as of 17 March 2023) Background While the world at large is halfway through addressing the 2030 Agenda, capacity gaps have emerged as a key constraint to driving the successful achievement of water-related sustainable development. Countries having problems with…
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[2022] Side Event at the UN-Water Groundwater Summit: A Multi-stakeholder Approach for Accelerating Gender Equality

Description Groundwater provides half of the drinking water worldwide and plays an increasingly important role in the face of growing water scarcity, fuelled by climate change and socio-economic and demographic trends. Just as it is the case with surface water, women’s roles in groundwater access…
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[2022] Project “Water in the World We Want” Phase 3: Accelerating the achievement of water-related SDGs Asia Regional Workshop

Documents Concept Note (updated as of 22 November 2022) Agenda (updated as of 23 November 2022) Background Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) by 2030 is expected to allow countries to reach an important milestone in their journey towards sustainability, as successful water and…
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[2022] Side Events at UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 27)

Description From 6 to 18 November 2022, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global…
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[2022] Side Event at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Leaders Forum

Ecosystem Restoration for a Sustainable Future: Principles, Tools and Acceleration Needs Background The nature is facing an unprecedented threat as a result of human activities. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), three-quarters…