International Year of Water Cooperation 2013

text only version In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation (Resolution A/RES/65/154). In reflection of this declaration, the 2013 World Water Day, which will take place on 22 March 2013, also will be dedicated to water cooperation. Therefore, UN-Water has called upon UNESCO to lead the 2013 United Nations International Year on Water Cooperation, in particular because of the Organization’s unique multidisciplinary approach which blends the natural and social sciences, education, culture and communication. Given the intrinsic nature of water as a transversal and universal element, the United Nations International Year on Water Cooperation naturally would embrace and touch upon all these aspects. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services. The Year will highlight the history of successful water cooperation initiatives, as well as identify burning issues on water education, water diplomacy, transboundary water management, financing cooperation, national/international legal frameworks, and the linkages with the Millennium Development Goals. It also will provide an opportunity to capitalize on the momentum created at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), and to support the formulation of new objectives that will contribute towards developing water resources that are truly sustainable. Celebrations throughout the Year will include featured events at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, as well as many other events organized by various stakeholders around the world. Such events will seek to promote actions at all levels in relevant areas including education, culture, gender, the sciences, conflict prevention and resolution, as well as ethics, among others. CAMPAIGN MATERIALS Alice Aureli, International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO/IHP), describes opportunities for cooperation between the UNECE Water Convention and UNESCO in light of the global opening of the Convention. In November 2012, at their sixth session, Parties to the UNECE Water Convention adopted a decision on cooperation with UNESCO aimed to further enhance such cooperation with the shared objective to promote the protection and the reasonable, equitable and sustainable use of transboundary groundwaters, through the exchange of experience and the organization of joint activities. Ecotech Institute World Water Day Exact location: Ecotech Institute – 1400 S. Abilene, Aurora, CO 80012 Country: United States of America Event date (from): 23 Nov 2014 Event date (to): 23 Nov 2014 DETAILS HERE Event related to: World Water Day 2013