RésEAU Updates February 2025

News to read

• The newly published Thematic Integration Brief on Water Management Systems by RésEAU and the Climate, DRR & Environment Network offers practical advice on integrating climate, DRR and environment aspects into the management of water systems.
• The RésEAU Brief No. 7 on Safe water, sanitation and hygiene for better health presents solutions applied from the local to the global scale, from transforming individual practices to laws and policies and many more solutions to increase public health through safe WASH practices.
• The latest Trend Sheet No. 9 From data to decision: digital pathways in water governance has been recently published by the Trend Observatory on Water, discussing new solutions to managing water resources through digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI).
• The Water Footprint Assessment of the Middle East published by the Blue Peace Middle East evaluates water use, efficiency, and allocation in the region, taking into account external water dependencies on third countries.
• Drawing from evidence of the report The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Economics of Groundwater in Times of Climate Change, the World Bank launched a call for data contribution to develop a global benchmark for borehole longevity.
• The Issue-Based Coalition on Environment and Climate Change developed a review of UN-initiatives on water management in Central Asia and potential entry points with a summary of UN water activities in the region between 2019 and 2023.
• In the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 water-related issues are brought forward in the form of poor services and weather extremes that affect the access to food across different regions in the world, for example in East Africa where 35.8 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity.
• 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 generated.
• 21 January 2025 marked the launch of the official International Year of Glaciers Preservation, hosted by UNESCO, World Meteorological Organization and the Republic of Tajikistan. Read the related policy brief and mark your calendars to celebrate the first International Day for Glaciers on 21 March 2025.

E-workshops and webinars to attend

• 12 February 2025 - Online seminar on water infrastructure in times of war highlighting cases in Sudan, Palestine and Yemen, by IHE Delft, 2:30 CET
• 22 February 2025 - Countdown to COP30 Webinar: Prioritizing Water and Sanitation in Climate Action by Sanitation and Water for All, 10:00 CET (English and French) and 16:00 CET (English and Spanish)
• 5-6 March 2025 - Water & WASH Career Days 2025 organized by the Community of Women in Water, WASH Agenda for Change and Rural Water Supply Network, various sessions
• 6 March 2025 - RésEAU Learning Journey on Groundwater - Webinar 1: Groundwater governance and conjunctive management of surface and groundwater, 9:00-11:00 CET
• 1-10 April 2025 - Applied online course: Systematic behaviour change in development projects by Eawag and RANAS
• self-paced - MOOC in ensuring access to WASH in Latin America and the Carribean by the Inter-American Development Bank, enroll anytime (Spanish)

Conferences and events to join

• 2 February 2025 - Learning Event on Integrity, transparency and accountability in water and sanitation by Swiss Water Partnership, to be held in Zurich, Switzerland
• 17-19 February 2025 - Water Energy Nexus Conference by the Abu Dhabi Khalifa University to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• 17-20 February 2025 - 22nd AfWASA International Congress and Exhibition on ‹'Water and Sanitation for all: a Secure Future for Africa›', by the African Water and Sanitation Association, to be held in Kampala, Uganda
• 16-20 March 2025 - 14th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, by the International Water Association, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa
• 19-20 March 2025 - Global workshop on increasing climate resilience with focus on floods and health on the transboundary and national levels by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), to be held in Geneva, Switzerland
• 21-22 March 2025 - Launch of the 1st World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day, by UNESCO, World Meteorological Organization and the Republic of Tajikistan, to be held in Paris, France and in New York, United States

Opportunities to apply for

• The Stockholm World Water Week 2025 on the theme Water for Climate Action accepts session proposals until 19 February 2025
• The CAS on Water Governance: Frameworks and Negociations by the University of Geneva is now accepting applications. Apply by 28 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.