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Water knowledge seekers now have access to three more courses on the Cap-Net Virtual Campus. Topics range from securing rights to water in informal settlements, integrating a human rights-based approach to water resources management and water education. “We are pleased to strengthen and expand our partnerships to bring new perspectives on the water challenges we …

Water, Sanitation and Human Rights Courses Now Open on Virtual Campus Read More »

A new UN-Water report outlining opportunities for alignment between WASH activities and WRM will be launched online

On Monday, October 24, the Office of the President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly is hosting a one-day stakeholder consultation to discuss potential transformative game changers that can feed into the Water Action Agenda. The consultation, and a preparatory meeting which follows on Tuesday, October 25, are preliminary events for the UN 2023 …

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On September 19, persons interested in learning ecosystem restoration solutions can access a free online course offered by The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other partners. The two-part Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will enable government representatives to create a blueprint towards preventing, halting, and reversing the degradation of ecosystems at the …

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Following a successful run, two online courses covering gender-inclusive and human rights-based approaches to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) are set to re-open on the Cap-Net Virtual Campus on August 1. Both courses are free of cost and can be completed at the participants’ own pace. Gender and IWRM In 2021, 900+ water professionals signed …

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“We say that both man and water are part of nature. We need to respect nature. When we try to control nature and water, it ends sadly.” Chief Viacheslav Shadrin closed the first Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forum on the Water Action Decade with this saying in the Yukhagir language from Western Siberia. Shadrin …

Rights of nature, rivers a major theme at UN-led Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forum Read More »

“Internationalizing the curricula through South-South Partnerships” workshop was organized by OBRAL Global (https://obsglob.org/es/sobre-nosotros#historia) an international association committed to South-South-North higher education partnerships. It was held on April 18 and 20 as a pre-conference activity for the 2022 conference of the Brazilian Association of International Education (FABUAI- https://faubai.org.br/conf/2022/). During the workshop, initiatives and case studies for …

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Sri Lanka’s UVA province has received a boost in water conservation capacity, as 47 young people have acquired the knowledge to construct Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RWH). In the recently concluded Rainwater Harvesting System Construction Training Program targeting the Badulla and Monaragala districts, 32 women and 15 men received hands-on training from various water professionals on …

Empowering Youth to address water scarcity in the Uva Province in Sri Lanka Read More »

On 10 September, the course “Integrating data to improve the protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems” concluded. The course is part of an initiative to support countries in achieving SDG target 6.6.1 as a contribution to the broader SDG agenda. The course programme was coordinated by Arg Cap-Net network with support from the Argentine Water …

Arg Cap-Net advances in international project for restoration of freshwater ecosystems Read More »

Cap-Net UNDP and the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management have partnered with the ambition to understand the current degree of awareness of the need for a source-to-sea approach, the capacity levels for implementation and the challenges and barriers to doing so. The capacity needs assessment outcomes will result in a demand-driven tailored approach to awareness raising and capacity …

Source to Sea: Capacity needs assessment Read More »