RésEAU Updates April 2024

News to read

• The latest RésEAU Brief Nr. 6 is now available on our Shareweb with the title «Water: turning the risk of conflict into an opportunity for cooperation and peace»
• The report on Digitalization and digital management in the water sector highlights key take aways from the 37th AGUASAN Workshop that took place in Martigny, Switzerland
• The 8th Issue of the Water International journal discusses the use of data and models in transboundary water governance through a selection of interesting articles and technical notes
• The 1 Million Youth Actions Challenge created a stunning visual to accomplish a Guinness World Record at the 3rd International Cooperation Forum in Basel, Switzerland The WHO recently published the extensive Guidelines for drinking-water quality specifically tailored for small water supplies

Conferences and Events to join

• 27-29 April 2024 - 4th Baghdad International Water Conference focuses on adaptive solutions towards a secure water future and three other topics. The conference is held in person only.
• 15-25 May 2024 - 6th General Assembly of the World Youth Parliament for Water, to be held in person in Bali, Indonesia 18-25 May 2024 - 10th World Water Forum hosted by the World Water Council and the Government of Indonesia, to be held in person Bali, Indonesia
• 18-21 June 2024 - Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, hosted by Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Leiden University, to be held online and in person in The Hague, the Netherlands
• 3-5 July 2024 - Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security and Climate Adaptation Conference - hosted by RECONECT, supported by IWA and IAHR, to be held in person in Belgrade, Serbia

E-workshops and webinars to attend

• 24 April and 30 May 2024 - Event series on Biodiversity and ecosystem services for international cooperation. An online learning journey by SDC's Networks of Agriculture & Food Systems and Climate, DRR and Environment and RésEAU, 10:00-12:00 CET
• 30 April and 15 May 2024 - PRO-WASH & SCALE: Lessons and perspectives from water security and resilience activities in the Sahel Part I at 14:30-16:00 CET (30 April) and Part II at 15:30-17:00 CET (15 May)
• 30 May 2024 - Advancing solutions for water-related challenges in Latin America together - by the Netherlands Water Partnership, 16:30-18:30 CET
• 11 and 13 June 2024 - RésEAU Webinar on Removal of heavy metal from drinking water, to be held in Spanish at 16:00-17:00 CET (11 June) and in English at 11:00-12:00 CET (13 June)

Opportunities to apply for

• 2-12 July 2024 - Geneva Water Hub Summer School in Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations, to be held in Geneva and online. Applications are accepted until 1 May 2024.
• 24-26 July 2024 - 7th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management (WWEM-24), hosted by a consortium of universities, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal. The submission of abstracts closes by 15 May 2024.

Please consider sharing your news with all other RésEAU members by sending an email to ResEAU@dgroups.org.

Best regards,

Dr. Daniel Maselli, RésEAU Focal Point, SDC

Delphine Magara, RésEAU Backstopper, Skat Consulting Ltd.