RésEAU Updates December 2024

News to read

• The Swiss Water Partnership (SWP) Youth released its most recent podcast, Water Under Siege: the Case of Gaza, featuring an interview with Dr. Mark Zeitoun from the Geneva Water Hub.
• The Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales User Manual is now out, and can be used to facilitate the implementation of the WISE Scales, as well as the analysis and presentation of the data they generate.
• UN-Water is collecting data for the UN-Water SDG 6 data portal of the overall progress and acceleration needs to achieve SDG6 by 2030. Access the latest available progress updates here.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a new guidance on managing wastewater and solid waste from antibiotic manufacturing.
• UN-Water launched «Water for Climate Mitigation», a new brief showing how water is critical to clean energy generation, CO2 removal and many other requirements of the Paris Agreement.
• A new publication, Unlocking NGO potential for effective weather, water and climate service, aims to give answers to frequently asked questions while reflecting on challenges and opportunities non-governmental organizations may encounter.
• The Global Water Center (GWC), Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), and Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) issued the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment as part of a call on other organizations to join efforts to improve the quality and sustainability of rural water services worldwide.

Conferences and Events to join

• 2-13 December 2024 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP16) to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 28-31 January 2025 - International Workshop on Water and Gender with the University of Pisa and UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), to be held in Pisa, Italy

E-workshops and webinars to attend

• The University of North Carolina's Water and Health Conference 2024 took place from 14-18 October 2024 and recorded a wide range of sessions which can be accessed here.
• The RésEAU launched its learning journey on groundwater on 21 November 2024, the recording of which is available here.
• 11 December 2024 - Professionalising Rural and Small-Town Water Supply Management: The Need to Enhance External Support Arrangements with the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) and WaterAid, 10:00 CET
• 12 December 2024 - RésEAU e-workshop on Circular Economy, Unpacking the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, 10:30-12:00 CET

Opportunities to apply for

• RésEAU water network traineeship (Swiss-based) - applications to be submitted until 31 December 2024
• Short inperson course on Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education - applications to be submitted before 3 January 2025
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in WASH for humanitarian and development contexts (online and in-person) by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and the University of Neuchâtel, (Uni-NE) - applications to be submitted until 19 January 2025
• Short in-person course on Remote Sensing for Agricultural Water Management by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education - applications to be submitted until 3 February 2025
• Short in-person course on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Project and Strategic Levels by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education - applications to be submitted until 23 May 2025

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.