Opening Ceremony

International Secretariat for Water (ISW) &
World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)

This session will present guest speaker Mina Gulli, high-level speakers Abdoulaye Sene and Simon Zbinde, inspiring young leaders from WYPW and a suprise musical performance! Make sure to join us for this special session.

Languages: English

Youth commit to water and peace

Geneva Water Hub

During the year 2020, young leaders from all around the world have been working on this contribution for the Global Observatory on Water and Peace. It was developed by young leaders from global and regional youth networks such as Central Asia Youth for Water, World Youth Parliament for Water and the European Youth Parliament for Water with the support of the International Secretariat for Water. Each contribution reflects concrete ways for youth to shape the future of Water in this perspective of a future of peace and secured water. This session will help to take the discussion one step further by providing a space for dialogue between these young leaders and top senior experts from these regions.

Languages: English – Français

Communications for Development

Global Water Partnership – Central Eastern Europe

A session exploring communication for development as a tool to amplify your voice, facilitate meaningful participation, and foster social change.

Languages: English

Global Water Governance

Josh Newton

This workshop will aim to explore the set of global systems and actors in place that facilitate the governance of water at the global level. The uniqueness of this workshop will lie in the peer-to-peer and cross-continental learning.

Languages: English – Français

The Power of Young Women: Building Confidence

Her2O

Learn from the inspiring stories of young women around the world who are actively engaged as actors of change in the water sector and build your own confidence in this multi-part session! During this session we will explore what it means to be confident, listen to inspiring stories and ask questions of young female panelists , practice building confidence through interactive breakout sessions , and finish with attendees sharing what they learned about confidence in this session.

Languages: English

Networking

Connect with the WYPW leadership team, WYPW members from around the world, national and regional parliament members and key partner organisations!

Focus America: Indigenous communities facing water and climate challenges

International Secretariat for Water (ISW)

A discussion between inspiring indigenous leaders from Canada and Peru on the various water and climate challenges their communities are facing.

Languages: English – Español

How to get involved in WYPW

World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)

Join us for an open and relaxed discussion about the work and values of WYPW, and how YOU can get involved. We are always looking for new people to make our organisation stronger!

Languages: English

Water and Sanitation Services for Sustainable Development in Africa

African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW)

To inform Africa’s youth of the efforts being made to achieve adequate access to water resources and sustainable sanitation services in the continent, and to explore the critical role youth in achieving the SDG-6 targets in Africa.

Languages: English – Français

Workshop on the Blue Peace Index

World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)

Discover transboundary cooperation and the Blue Peace Index, an innovative tool which can empower you to take action regarding transboudary issues.

Languages: English

Mobilizing youth voices for the 9^th World Water Forum

9^th World Water Forum &
Youth Steering committee

During this session, leaders of the 9th World Water Forum will present the themes and objectives of this important international event and will invite you to join the discussion on the importance of youth mobilization and representation.

Languages: English – Français

How to get involved in WYPW

World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)

Join us for an open and relaxed discussion about the work and values of WYPW, and how YOU can get involved. We are always looking for new people to make our organisation stronger!

Languages: English

Youth perspectives from the MENA region

Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat)

The session will be about the contribution of youth in water sector in the MENA region. This session will adress the contribution of networking regarding water scarcity in the MENA region, the integration of youth in water diplomacy in North Africa, youth involvement in the governance of water resource in middle east and water scarcity in conflict areas.

Languages: English

Focus Asia: challenges of involving the stakeholders in water-related questions

Cenral Asia Youth for Water (CAY4W)

This session will bring together various stakeholders from the region of Central Asia and Afghanistan to explore the ways for better and effective communication and coordination, and implementation of change together with regards to water-related issues in Central Asia, where existing challenges will be also reviewed with the aim to turn them into opportunities for better involvement and stronger action.

Languages: English – русский

Networking

Connect with the WYPW leadership team, WYPW members from around the world, national and regional parliament members and key partner organisations!

Global Water Quality Challenge

European Youth Parliament for Water, World Water Quality Alliance &
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

The session is dedicated to fostering the understanding of the global water quality challenges, guiding youth to take action locally and globally and giving the floor to youth to share their inspiring stories related to water quality. The session gives the young people the opportunity to learn, share and advocate for protecting water and ensuring quality standards worldwide.

Languages: English – Français

Young perspectives on building public-private partnerships

WYPW &
Red de Jovenes por el Agua Paraguay &
World Economic Forum

How youth are building trust and cooperation with the private sector.

Languages: English

Valuing Low Tech Sanitation in the Americas

Point of shift

Learn about the importance of valuing low tech sanitation in the Americas.

Languages: English – Spanish

On the road to COP26: Water and Climate

YOUNGO

Exploring the water and climate nexus and mobilising youth voices for COP26

Languages: English – Français

Water Innovation from Space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

This session intends to showcase a number of advances in Earth observations-based water resources management. The event will include presentations on the data technologies, analytics, and capabilities along with a presentation on the methods for best connecting science to policy and programming.

Languages: English – Français

A story of impact: how youth are taking action worlwide

Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) &
DrinkPani

This interactive workshop will present inspiring stories of youth taking action in their communities and will explore the challenge associated to scaling-up such initiatives.

Languages: English

Closing Ceremony

International Secretariat for Water (ISW) &
World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)

Celebrate the highlights of the week with all WYPW members and our guest speaker, Kasha Sequoia Slavner. Assist to the official passing of the torch to the new WYPW leadership team!

Language: English