Secrétariat international de l'eau - International Secretariat for Water

10/23/2026

🚨 Capacity development series towards the 2026 UN Water Conference: Session on October 30th

As part of the Global Youth Movement for Water & Major Group for Children and Youth capacity development series towards the 2026 UN Water Conference, this webinar session "Water in Multilateral Processes" will rovide participants with a practical introduction to multilateral water governance and the international policy processes shaping the road to the 2026 UN Water Conference.

It will explain how the Conference is structured, how the Interactive Dialogues contribute to the wider process, and which institutions, stakeholders and political dynamics influence decision-making. 💧

Join us to
👀 understand how decisions and commitments made through multilateral processes translate into policy change, institutional action, and tangible outcomes for communities and water systems.
👥 Explore current trends and debates shaping multilateral water diplomacy ahead of and beyond the Conference
🌎 Learn about the priorities of the ID Co-Chairs and expected direction
Identify concrete entry points and mechanisms for youth engagement in international policy processes - including the Youth Position Statement

✨Don't miss this opportunity !

🗓️Date : October 30th , 2pm UTC
🔗Register here : https://lnkd.in/ej2r5bJt



Major Group for Children and Youth International Water Association Water Youth Network Wavemakers United UNESCO Jeunes Professionnels de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement du Sénégal مركز الشباب العربي Arab Youth Center

10/13/2026

🚨 Capacity development series towards the 2026 UN Water Conference: Session 6 on October 15th

Water doesn’t stop at borders, but cooperation too often does. Only 43 of the 153 countries sharing rivers, lakes and aquifers have operational arrangements covering at least 90% of their shared waters. With climate change, disasters and growing demand putting more pressure on water resources, effective cooperation matters more than ever.

Yet young people, women and Indigenous Peoples remain underrepresented in the spaces where shared water is governed. Join us to explore how that can change!

This 6th session, “Strengthening Scientific Water Cooperation and Diplomacy through Youth Involvement”, will bring together international experts, policymakers, practitioners and young water leaders to discuss:
🔹 How water cooperation and diplomacy can support peace, sustainable development and climate resilience
🔹 Progress under SDG indicator 6.5.2, and lessons from basin-level experiences
🔹 Youth recommendations towards the UN Water Conference and Interactive Dialogue 4: Water for Cooperation

Your input will feed into the Youth Position Statement of the Global Youth Movement for Water, so that young people’s perspectives shape global water action before, during and beyond the Conference.

📅 October 15th, 1:00 pm CET
🌐 Free and online, in English
👉 Register here: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ndV24aKiSG6zIMUFPZAvmw #/registration



Major Group for Children and Youth , AFREAU, International Water Association , UNESCO Water Youth Network Jeunes Professionnels de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement du Sénégal , Wavemakers United

10/09/2026

🔔 Le Secrétariat international de l'eau – Solidarité Eau Europe (SIE-SEE) recrute un·e stagiaire en projets jeunesse, coopération internationale et développement durable, pour son bureau de Strasbourg.

Au programme :
✅ Soutenir la stratégie jeunesse et le suivi du Parlement européen de la jeunesse pour l'eau
✅ Participer à l'organisation de rencontres, d'ateliers et de formations, et à l'animation de réseaux de jeunes
✅ Contribuer à un projet d'accès à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement dans 30 villages en Moldavie
✅ Appuyer le développement de partenariats et la veille sur les financements européens (Erasmus+ et autres)

🎓 Profil : étudiant·e, idéalement en Master (relations internationales, coopération et développement, sciences politiques, développement durable, affaires européennes, gestion de projets, droit…), avec un intérêt pour l'eau, la jeunesse et les enjeux internationaux. Français courant et bon anglais professionnel.

📍 Strasbourg, en lien avec nos équipes de Montréal et de Moldavie
🕒 6 mois, temps plein ou partiel
🚀 Possibilité d'évolution vers un poste de chargé·e de projet

📩 Pour candidater envoyez votre CV et lettre de motivation à l'adresse [email protected] d'ici le 15 novembre

Plus d'information ici: https://www.sie-see.org/fr/offre-service-civique-sensibilisation2025/

Une belle occasion d'apprendre au sein d'une organisation internationale. Partagez autour de vous ! 🔁

10/08/2026

On September 21, during the High-level Week of the UN General Assembly, Franck Tetouom N., member of the World Youth Parliament for Water spoke at the High-level Special Event Water for Planet: From the 2026 UN Water Conference to 2028.

His message was clear: meaningful youth engagement must go beyond simply having young people present in consultation spaces.
To tackle this, youth for water has a concrete recommendation: by 2030, people under 30 should make up 30% of those implementing water solutions ( #303030), with the funding, resources, and responsibilities needed to contribute meaningfully.

Francks intervention also highlights the collective mobilization led by the Global Youth Movement for Water (GYMW), in collaboration with the Major Group for Children and Youth, to strengthen meaningful youth engagement in the water sector.

Thank you, Franck, and congratulations on your commitment on the road to Abu Dhabi!

10/08/2026

🤩 The Bali Youth Parliament for Water at the 11th GEF International Waters Conference (IWC11)

The International Secretariat for Water is delighted that Duhitta Hayyuardhini, from the Bali Youth Parliament for Water, has been invited to take part in the 11th Biennial Conference on International Waters organised by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which will be held from 19 to 22 October 2026 in Kuta, Bali, with the support of the Indonesian government.

Entitled ‘Shared Waters, Transformative Solutions: Enabling Systems Change’, this conference brings together project implementers, governments, development banks, civil society organisations and United Nations agencies, including UN Environment Programme , United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and UNESCO-IOC. It will help pave the way for the next GEF funding cycle (GEF-9), which places particular emphasis on the involvement of young people and women.

The Bali Youth Parliament for Water is a chapter of the World Youth Parliament for Water, established on the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum in Bali in 2024. Two years on, seeing one of its members invited to this kind of event, alongside the institutions that shape water governance, is a tangible sign of progress.

We are delighted to see this momentum continue and young people actively involved in these forums. Their voices deserve a place at the table, as full partners.

Well done to Duhitta and the whole team at the Bali Youth Parliament for Water.

By, for and with young people. ✨

10/06/2026

📢 New article : 17th European Youth Parliament for Water - Putting youth at the heart of watersheds

From September 20 to 26 in Strasbourg, 45 young people gathered for the 17th edition of the European Youth Parliament for Water, with the theme: “Uniting beyond borders, sectors, and generations for inclusive river basin governance” 💧

🎯With an introduction to the topic focusing on the European Union and the diversity of stakeholders, field visits, mentoring, experience-sharing sessions, and advocacy activities, the young people had the opportunity to elect a new executive board and influence water governance at the watershed level.

🤝What’s next? The challenge over the next two years will be to translate this momentum into concrete actions, both in the Rhine and in the other basins represented.

🚀Because watersheds are our shared future, their governance must be shaped in collaboration with those who will live with the consequences.

📖Read the full article here: https://www.sie-see.org/en/article/17th-youth-parliament-for-water-putting-youth-at-the-heart-of-watersheds/

European Youth Parliament for Water - EYPW Geneva Water Hub , IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Toute l'Alsace Swiss Development & Cooperation Wavemakers United Agence de L'eau Artois Picardie Conférence franco-germano-suisse du Rhin supérieur

10/06/2026

🚨 New article : From dialogue to delivery: what young people expect from water cooperation

What does cooperation mean? What are the current trends? And above all, what are young people’s expectations in this regard?

To find out more, read our new article, in collaboration with thWater Diplomat, which explores young people’s perspectives on Interactive Dialogue D of the upcoming United Nations Water Conference, dedicated to cooperation.

From inclusive governance to the importance of trust and shared values, via existing legal frameworks for international cooperation and the 17th edition of the European Youth Parliament for Water, young people are ready to bring a fresh perspective to our world.

👉 Read it here: https://www.waterdiplomat.org/story/2026/10/dialogue-delivery-what-young-people-expect-water-cooperation

Many thanks to Clara Vadez August Abdon KINGLO Franck Tetouom N. L. Quentin PARENT Bota Sharipova Eric Tardieu and Dr. Tobias Schmitz for their contributions

10/05/2026

📢The Butterfly Effect Policy Paper is now available! 🦋

Ahead of the United Nations Water Conference scheduled for December 2026💧, the Butterfly Effect Coalition has developed a policy paper to strengthen water governance. It focuses on three main areas:

💬 Establish a regular UN meeting on water & system-wide coherence

📜 Institutionalize a UN civil society participation mechanism

🎯 Defining the post 2030 horizon and carrying SDG 6's ambition forward

For inclusive water governance, let's join together and make our voices heard 🗣️

🔗Read the full Policy paper here:https://www.sie-see.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Policy-Paper-2026-BE-4.pdf

Coalition Eau Action contre la Faim (France) AOSED Redes del Agua FANSA Regional ANEW Women for Water Butterfly Effect NGO coalition European Youth Parliament for Water - EYPW

10/01/2026

📢Our Newsletter is out now!

As October begins, discover all of our initiatives that have shaped the past three months. 🗓️

From youth engagement at the European Youth Parliament for Water💧 to preparations for the United Nations Water Conference scheduled for December 2026, dive into the heart of our work!✨

🔎Read the newsletter here : https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=c6c286687c1e92a788a7d3118&id=466e029433

09/25/2026