From Dakar to New York
A journey to promote the role of transboundary basin agencies as agent of peace
The initiative will take its winning approach to the UN in New York, to call all policy makers to:
> Share water to address socioeconomic fragility, thereby preventing and transforming crisis
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> Prioritise socio-economic development, particularly of youth and women, around domestic and productive uses of water
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> Provide technical and financial support to unleash the potential of youth for entrepreneurship
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> Work with artists to value the role of culture for peace and development
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> Manage water and land conjunctively towards resilient and sustainable basin management
Key Events
Side Event
Side-event Sharing Water in Fragile Context: Lessons from the Sahel
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An interactive session on the most elaborated practises of sharing benefits on water at regional and local cooperation with actors at the heart of the peace-humanitarian-development nexus.
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March 23, 2023, 9:30AM - 10:45AM (GMT-5)
Conference Room 7 UNHQ
Special Event 4
Water Leadership: Uniting for a Sustainable World
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Featuring exceptional musical performance of
Voices of River: Pathways to Peace.
With key contributions by World Youth Parliament on Water and International Secretariat for Water
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March 24, 2023, 10AM - 1PM (GMT-5)
Conference Room 2 UNHQ
