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Cap-Net named to Source-to-Sea Steering Council

Cap-Net UNDP has been elected to the Steering Committee 2023-2026 for the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management. The Platform is a network of organizations committed to promoting, building commitment for, and implementing source-to-sea action to address key development challenges. The platform secretariat is hosted and coordinated by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Cap-Net will be …

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Caribbean WaterNet head joins global organizing committee for island-focused water conference

Dr. Ronald Roopnarine has been announced as a member of the international organizing body for a water meeting focused on island communities. Dr. Roopnarine is a seasoned water professional who heads Caribbean WaterNet, one of 23 affiliated networks of Cap-Net UNDP. This network aims to improve attitudes, awareness,  knowledge and competency in the implementation of …

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

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 …

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UN Water Conference Stakeholder Consultation to include Roundtable on Capacity Development

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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UNDP and partners launch Online Course on Ecosystem Restoration

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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IWRM: Gender, Human Rights-Based Approach Courses to Reopen on August 1

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

“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 …

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