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Women Plus Water
STORY
Women Plus Water began as a lecture series launched by Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Associate Director of the Global Water Futures (GWF) Research Network, in 2018. In-person and virtual events were supported by Global Water Futures (GWF), the GWF Young Professionals Network and the Global Institute for Water Security. In 2020, Dr. Andrea Rowe - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at the Global Institute for Water Security and Global Water Futures - joined the team to grow the series and incorporate inclusive design principles. Since 2020, Women Plus Water has reached over 2000 registrants in 45 countries and through the last five years over 20 young professionals have participated as hosts and 50 speakers have presented.
As a community, Women Plus Water has catalyzed diverse voices, expertise and lived experiences in water. As a small team, the focus is creating impact. In 2023, Women Plus Water launched an Expert List and aim to start Women Plus Water Mentorship Circles to provide even more ways for people to connect and share their expertise with others.
International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.1 - Drinking Water
SDG 6.a – SDG-6-related International Co-operation
SDG 11.5 – Disaster Risk Reduction
SDG 11.b – Water in Sustainable Communities
SDG 13.1 – Resilience to Climate Hazards
SDG 13.3 - Climate Action Capacity and Awareness
On December 14, 2022, a resolution was unanimously adopted to declare the “International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, 2025”, introduced by the Republic of Tajikistan.
STORY
On December 14, 2022, at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, a resolution was unanimously adopted to declare the “International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, 2025”, introduced by the Republic of Tajikistan. It is inherently unique, as it simultaneously declares both the International Day and the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation.
- Declaration of March 21 as the International Day of Glaciers’ Preservation;
- Declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation;
- Establishment of a UN Trust Fund in support of activities for glaciers’ preservation;
- In 2025, convening the International Conference on Glacier’s Preservation in Dushanbe.
The above-mentioned resolution notes the importance of glaciers as a component of the hydrological cycle and that the current accelerated melting and retreat of glaciers has severe impacts on the climate, environment, human health and sustainable development. This document also notes that the impact of global warming has led to the widespread shrinking of the cryosphere which has decreased the stability of high mountain areas and changed the amount and seasonality of run-off and water resources in snow dominated and glacier-fed river basins.
BleuImpact Water Investment Fund
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.3 - Water Quality
SDG 6.4 – Water Efficiency
SDG 6.5 - Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
SDG 6.6 - Water-Related Ecosystems
SDG 6.a – SDG-6-related International Co-operation
SDG 11.b – Water in Sustainable Communities
SDG 12.2 – Sustainable Water Use
SDG 12.4 – Chemical and Waste Management
SDG 15.1 – Sustainable Freshwater Ecosystems
BleuImpact is a unique impact fund, investing in innovative water solutions. Our goal is clear; protect, improve and conserve water supplies, one investment at the time. Our success will benefit the environment, society and the economy.
STORY
Water has absolutely no economic substitute, no matter what the price. Yet, paradoxically, water remains undervalued, wasted and polluted! Innovation in the water sector is the greatest opportunity to create sustainable wealth for the benefit of its citizens, its environment, its economy and its legacy.
BleuImpact is a unique investment vehicle to support and accelerate the wave of innovation in the water sector. To address climate change, we're interested in four (4) water market dynamics (4 D's);
Decarbonized Water Process (less emissions)
Distributed Water (less Capex)
Digitized Water (less Opex)
Decreased Water Usage (circular economy)
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
Key challenges related the water sector include; slow adoption of innovation (risk aversion), emerging climate change consideration (CO2 is the cause while H2O is the consequence),and low stewardship from the investment community (perception that Water is free).
Shift
STORY
Using revolutionary technology, Shift converts animal waste into reliable, inexpensive energy in developing countries. Shift currently operates 12 projects in remote villages Pakistan, supporting over 500 people, with plans to expand globally.
By repurposing cow waste and transforming into clean energy, Shift is solving two huge global problems: 1. climate change and 2. energy insecurity.
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES
As always with sustainable development projects, one of the major challenges is getting local buy-in from the communities that stand to benefit from our technology. Our team has worked tirelessly to forge strong partnerships with local community leaders based on mutual trust and respect.
The Transformational Moment: Global Reset & the Future of Hope
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.b - Participation
SDG 11.b - Sustainable Communities
SDG 13.3 - Climate Action
The risk at that moment is that our society will lapse into some different but still functionally unaltered version of what we had before the pandemic which would be a disaster leading only to the next disasters. The world won’t be and shouldn’t be the same again. Our interests should reside in not re-creating the world we had, but the world we want. This initiative is an invitation for participants to imagine that world for themselves. The premise of this project is that while it will be critical to rebuild our societal structure once this pandemic passes, many are of the view that we should be using this hiatus to thoughtfully consider how we can restructure in ways that perpetuate our gains in carbon emissions reductions while at the same time making other critically needed changes to our economies and lifestyle expectations that will make us not just less vulnerable to pandemics in the future but bolster meaningful persistent action in achieving the goals of the UN’s 2030 Transforming Our World global sustainable development agenda in time to ensure we never come this close to crossing the threshold of societal collapse again.
A Partnership between the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health The Gail O’Riordan Climate & the Arts Legacy Series Creatively United Centre.
Climate and Artist Webinars: https://creativelyunited.org/climate-artists-series/presentations/
Ohenagos: Water is Life
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.b - Participation
Co-creating water research that integrates Western Science and Indigenous and Local Knowledges; developing tools and resources for enhanced resilience in Indigenous communities and youth empowerment; developing grass roots solutions for water secure futures.
Let’s Talk Water Vodcast: https://www.ohneganos.com/lets-talk-water
Accelerating the Implementation of Water-Related SDGs
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.1 - Drinking Water
SDG 6.2 - Sanitation and Hygiene
SDG 6.5 - Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
SDG 13.1 - Climate Hazards
Sustainable Development Goal 6 Policy Support System (SDG-PSS) – a tool to assess data availability and national status of water-related sustainability targets including: human resources capacity; financial needs and capacity; policy and institutional needs and capacity; disaster risk reduction; gender mainstreaming; and, integrity.
Lake Futures: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Resilience of Lakes and their Watersheds
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.3 - Water Quality
SDG 6.5 - Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
This Global Water Futures initiative aims to identify management solutions that address critical water quality issues such as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) that arise from nutrient exports from agricultural regions, given nutrient legacies and a changing climate. The project focused on developing integrated watershed-lake models, coupled with hydroeconomic modelling to find solutions that minimize trade-offs between lake ecosystems, water uses, and economic growth.
eDNA for Healthy Watersheds
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.3 - Water Quality
SDG 6.6 - Water-Related Ecosystems
Successful protection of water-related ecosystems requires rapid detection of change, especially in response to pollution. Advancing eDNA methodology for characterising water quality has potential to be included into the in citizen science toolbelt; training with early adopters is underway with more systematic training a future opportunity.
Columbia River Basin Water Monitoring Collaborative
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.5 - Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
SDG 6.6 - Water-Related Ecosystems
SDG 6.b - Participation
This Collaborative is a consortium of Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, local, provincial, and national governments, academia, and industry. It’s goal is to increase monitoring sites and variables within the Columbia River Basin to fill knowledge gaps, address stakeholder needs, support decision-making, and make data widely available.
Living Lakes Canada
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.6 - Water-Related Ecosystems
Recognised as one of Canada’s top water stewards, Living Lakes Canada collaborates with communities, researchers, and other non-governmental organisations to protect water and address climate change impacts. Programs include citizen science, mapping sensitive water habitats in Canada, and connecting Indigenous and western science around water.
Collaborative Leadership Initiative: Good Growth, Good Governance, Good Stewardship
APPLICABLE SDGs:
SDG 6.6 - Water-Related Ecosystems
SDG 6.b - Participation
The Collaborative Leadership Initiative was established in 2019 and represents a collaborative approach between Indigenous and settler leaders and elected officials to develop strategic approaches to shared problems. This includes protecting water resources in the region. Shared learnings of histories and worldviews facilitate development of mutually beneficial decision-making processes.