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Themes

Overview

  • 27 May 2024

    WASH

    In addition to advocating for sustainable WASH services based on the human rights to water and sanitation, SDC promotes policy dialogue, fair water governance, and innovative partnerships to ensure vulnerable people are not left behind.

  • 27 May 2024

    Integrated Water Resources Management

    Using the IWRM approach, SDC promotes solutions that address root causes of mismanagement and misuse of water. The goal is to ensure fair and efficient water distribution for people, agriculture, nature, and industry, to prevent conflicts and turn tensions into opportunities for dialogue.

  • 9 July 2024

    Water economy and social  entrepreneurship

    SDC’s long-term commitment in supporting the concept of water footprint, at implementation level and conceptually, has led to many successful projects on entrepreneurship and circular economy

  • 27 May 2024

    Youth as actors of change and societal transformation

    The major challenges threatening a water secure future require an active involvement of youth at all levels and in all spheres. SDC fosters youth's involvement by enhancing their voice and relevance in policy dialogue and by recognizing their role as agents of change

  • 25 July 2024

    Water Stewardship – holding the private sector accountable

    SDC supports the Water Stewardship approach - which aims at making sure that the use of water is socially and culturally equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically beneficial.

  • 17 August 2024

    The gender dimension in water - a matter of equality

    Gender inequality is one of the greatest obstacles to sustainable social, societal and economic development, economic growth, and hampering poverty reduction. The SDC is helping to ensure that women and men have the same rights and opportunities to develop their potential and can use their resources in a meaningful way. This also applies to water where women are highly disadvantaged and often carrying the bulk part of the burden to ensure water for households.

  • 27 May 2024

    Water Diplomacy

    The demand for fresh water is announced to exceed availability by 40% in 2030 already. The correspondingly increased competition over water resources holds the potential for (unpredictable) tensions and conflicts in delicate contexts. The Blue Peace Initiative (BPI) wants to enhance water cooperation across borders, sectors and generations in order to foster peaceful, cohesive, and sustainable societies. RésEAU supports regional water networks in Central Asia and the Middle East where the BPI is very active.

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Frau an Brunnen

10 April 2024

RésEAU – SDC Water Network

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)'s water network RésEAU aims at providing thematic guidance and supporting knowledge exchange to effectively address water-related challenges.

27 May 2024

Water@SDC

27 May 2024

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