The key areas to prioritize in the UN’s Post-2015 development agenda will soon be determined in a worldwide consultation process coordinated by the UN. Feeding into this process, The Broker brings together international experts to pool their knowledge and start mapping out a holistic approach that also takes account of the local context. This The Broker debate aims to provide valuable input for the Wings for Water event on 21 March, and World Water Day on 22 March. It will also feed into the UN’s High Level Panel and online consultation on Water. And so could you, by joining the debate!
UNESCO’s contribution to sustainability
Zelmira May | 07 March 2025UNESCO can play a vital role in guaranteeing a focus on sustainability and interrelated water challenges in the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda.
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Targeting the excluded
Catarina Fonseca | 06 March 2025Specific targets are necessary to reduce inequalities in access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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The struggle for water in the Americas
Marcela Olivera | 06 March 2025The public-public partnerships that are currently being implemented throughout Latin America are an important, but often neglected, alternative to water sector privatization.
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Water justice instead of business cooperation
Maude Barlow , Meera Karunananthan | 05 March 2025Cooperation with private corporations is a serious threat to the human right to water.
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Ubuntu – water shows the way
Omileye Achikeobi-Lewis | 05 March 2025In order to solve the water crisis, we need to change our definition and perspective of water from a commodity and a resource to a sacred feminine entity
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Engaging faith in the global water challenge
Katherine Marshall | 04 March 2025The world of faith is a powerful and often neglected partner in the effort to overcome water challenges.
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The people’s challenge to “green economy”
Mary Ann Manahan | 01 March 2025Reclaiming the discourse that water is part of the commons and overcoming the “green economy” is not only possible, it is necessary.
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Combating scarcity
Sophie Wenzlau | 28 February 2025To combat scarcity, leaders must work together to increase water-use efficiency in agriculture.
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A youth perspective
Ralien Bekkers | 28 February 2025Increasing awareness and knowledge about water use is essential and should be a key part of the post-2015 agenda.
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Climate adaptation: top priority, or just one of many?
Julian Doczi | 27 February 2025The implications of climate change on WRM and WASH need to be addressed in the post-2015 development agenda.
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