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ENHANCING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH COLLABORATION AT STOCKHOLM WATER WEEK |
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On 26 August 2025, during World Water Week in Stockholm, an alliance of national governments, UN agencies, networks, and NGOs co-hosted a dedicated session on enhancing climate-resilient WASH in humanitarian settings.
The event underscored the urgent need for collaborative action in Fragile, Conflict and Violent (FCV) settings, drawing from the experience of the WASH Road Map alliance of 45 organisations. Discussions highlighted four strategic areas of the Road Map – knowledge, integration, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, and advocacy and funding – brought to life by a field testimony from Lebanon on how to sustain WASH services in conflict situations.
High-level contributions were made by the Sherpas of the UN 2026 Water Conference – Dr. Mohamed Diatta (Senegal) and Ms. Shaima Gargash (UAE) – as well as Ms. Tanja Miškova (Slovenia) and Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo (UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation). The session was facilitated by Dr. Jean Lapègue (ACF) and opened by Mr. Henk Ovink (Global Commission on the Economics of Water), who linked humanitarian WASH systems to preparations for the UN 2026 Water Conference, the Humanitarian Reset, and COP 30 in Brazil.
This session highlighted the growing challenges of longer, more complex, and underfunded humanitarian crises – with over 173 million people in urgent need of humanitarian WASH support. It reinforced the call for greater advocacy, stronger financing, and innovative approaches to ensure that water and sanitation remain protected as fundamental human rights in times of crisis.
👉 Read the full article here: Enhancing Climate Resilience through Innovative Collaboration
Interested in joining the humanitarian WASH advocacy working group that was launched during the session Email: [email protected]
The event underscored the urgent need for collaborative action in Fragile, Conflict and Violent (FCV) settings, drawing from the experience of the WASH Road Map alliance of 45 organisations. Discussions highlighted four strategic areas of the Road Map – knowledge, integration, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, and advocacy and funding – brought to life by a field testimony from Lebanon on how to sustain WASH services in conflict situations.
High-level contributions were made by the Sherpas of the UN 2026 Water Conference – Dr. Mohamed Diatta (Senegal) and Ms. Shaima Gargash (UAE) – as well as Ms. Tanja Miškova (Slovenia) and Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo (UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation). The session was facilitated by Dr. Jean Lapègue (ACF) and opened by Mr. Henk Ovink (Global Commission on the Economics of Water), who linked humanitarian WASH systems to preparations for the UN 2026 Water Conference, the Humanitarian Reset, and COP 30 in Brazil.
This session highlighted the growing challenges of longer, more complex, and underfunded humanitarian crises – with over 173 million people in urgent need of humanitarian WASH support. It reinforced the call for greater advocacy, stronger financing, and innovative approaches to ensure that water and sanitation remain protected as fundamental human rights in times of crisis.
👉 Read the full article here: Enhancing Climate Resilience through Innovative Collaboration
Interested in joining the humanitarian WASH advocacy working group that was launched during the session Email: [email protected]
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FRANCE SIGNS THE CALL TO ACTION!At the One Water Summit in Riyadh, a groundbreaking milestone was achieved as French President Emmanuel Macron officially endorsed the WASH Roadmap Call to Action. This pivotal moment highlights France's commitment to addressing water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in humanitarian contexts, including the appointment of a Special Envoy on Water. This achievement was made possible through the collaboration of ACF, UNICEF, the French Water Partnership, and other dedicated partners. This declaration sets the stage for further advocacy, including the UN Water Conference 2026, and strengthens global efforts to prioritize WASH in emergencies.
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ONE CALL TO ACTION ACHIEVED! FOUR MORE TOGO!!
We are thrilled to announce that one of the five Call to Action points has been achieved: the nomination of a UN Special Envoy for Water. This is a major milestone in our collective efforts to address global water issues and ensure progress toward SDG 6.
Our work doesn’t stop here. We continue to advocate for the remaining four Call to Action points, including prioritizing vulnerable populations, strengthening humanitarian WASH responses, building resilient WASH systems, and promoting the protection of WASH personnel in conflict zones.
Together, we can create lasting change!
Our work doesn’t stop here. We continue to advocate for the remaining four Call to Action points, including prioritizing vulnerable populations, strengthening humanitarian WASH responses, building resilient WASH systems, and promoting the protection of WASH personnel in conflict zones.
Together, we can create lasting change!
Upcoming events
PAST EVENTS
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10th World Water Forum Kick-off meeting - Jakarta, Indonesia - February 15th and 16th 2023
The Kick-off Meeting provides participants the essential information on the framework and how to engage in the Forum process. The Kick-off meeting, which is also the 1st stakeholders meeting, will also share global water stakeholders’ thematic, regional, and political priorities through discussion. The meeting is the first step of the Forum preparation, which will be segmented into themes, regions, and political levels. READ MORE |
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Roundtable on Financing Water - Online if no invitation - February 7th to February 9th 2023
The ninth meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water –co-convened by the OECD and UN-Water– will play a key role in the lead-up to the UN 2023 Water Conference, possibly contributing a finance perspective to the Water Action Agenda. It will bring together the finance and water communities to share information on recent and future developments of common interest. READ MORE |
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UN 2023 Water Conference - New York City, USA - March 22nd to March 24th 2023
After over 45 years, the United Nation's Water Conference is back, offering two days filled with plenary sessions and both internal (at the UN's headquarters - 20 events) and external side-events READ MORE |
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World Water Week 2022 - Stockholm - August 24th to September 2nd
After two years of online events, SIWI's WWW offered a hybrid one full week filled with sessions on many topics revolving around water. Five WASH Road Map actors presented their findings, view, and data through different presentations. |
World Water Forum 2022 - Dakar - 25/03/2022
At the ninth World Water Forum the WASH Road Map 2025 presented a joint session with the ICRC and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Read more
At the ninth World Water Forum the WASH Road Map 2025 presented a joint session with the ICRC and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Read more
World Water Week 2021 - Stockholm - 23/08/2021
At the 2021 Stockholm Water Week, the WASH Road Map organised a session to show how a rejuvenated WASH sector intend to make a difference in a changing world. Read more
At the 2021 Stockholm Water Week, the WASH Road Map organised a session to show how a rejuvenated WASH sector intend to make a difference in a changing world. Read more
publications
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Pro-WASH Resource Guide (English)
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Disasters' Gaps in Humanitarian WASH Response
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Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Middle East
A Transitional Approach
MARIELLE SNEL,
NIKOLAS SORENSEN
AND REED POWER
A Transitional Approach
MARIELLE SNEL,
NIKOLAS SORENSEN
AND REED POWER