Events
While substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people around the world still lack these basic services. Furthermore, water-related hazards are among the most frequent types of disasters and have affected billions of people worldwide over the past 20 years. Increasing climate and weather variability is more frequently affecting the reliability of surface- and groundwater resources and increasing the intensity and distribution of floods and droughts.
In this context, water data of adequate quality and quantity is a prerequisite to address the increasing water-related challenges around the world and support decision-making in all aspects of water resources management. Enhancing the provision of water data is vital to effective water resources management and the provision of safe and reliable water supplies. In this regard, the youth engagement in the innovation and operations of water monitoring systems is essential. This includes youth participation in decision-making processes and crowdsourcing projects, as well as more young people professionally engaging in water-related fields.
Objectives
The Youth Symposium aims at raising awareness among the young generation on:
- Sustainable water resources management and the role of youth
- Role of water monitoring in delivering hydrological services
- Crowdsourcing and career perspectives in the field of water
The Youth Symposium also aims at guiding and preparing young people for their meaningful participation in COP27, the Groundwater Summit 2022 and the UN 2023 Water Conference.
To formally feed into the above-mentioned UN events, a youth statement will be prepared as an outcome of this symposium. A workshop will be facilitated by UN1FY representatives who are leading the consolidation of youth inputs for the UN 2023 Water Conference. The youth statement will also be used as a contribution to COY17/COP27 and presented in the Groundwater Youth Forum, foreseen to take place as part of the official plenaries of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater in Paris (7 - 8 December 2022).
Format, Dates and Time
Date: Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Time: 10:00 – 16:00 UTC I 12:00 – 18:00 CEST
Format: Hybrid
Address: Salle Obasi, WMO Headquarters (7bis Avenue de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland)
Registration
Please complete the registration form here: https://wmo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpduiurDIoHtPfJN3D0Gf2xz9GI0YfiVYM
Registration for physical participation is open until 2 October 2022.
