9:00 am - 10:00 am ET

PRO-WASH is organizing a Webinar Series on Operation andMaintenance (O&M) of WASH infrastructure. Speakers will be USAID partners andother leading O&M practitioners, who will draw out important lessonsthat are more widely applicable. They will share lessons learned and report onpromising projects and innovative practices in the field.

 WEBINAR 1: 

UPGRO

UPGRO Hidden Crisis (2015-2020) was an interdisciplinary research program examining water point functionality in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Malawi. The main focus was rural groundwater supplies, examining both the extent and reasons for poor functionality through extensive field campaigns. This webinar will share knowledge regarding the advances and innovations in this area achieved by the project

Speaker: Alan MacDonald, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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In the run up to November's COP26 in Glasgow, the water sector is coming together to collaborate and make a difference. 
 
A series of global online discussions themed on the five COP26 Campaigns have taken place. This opportunity is to discuss Finance.
 
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13:30 - 15:00 (CEST)
 
Screening municipal wastewater for viruses and environmental pollutants is not a new concept. However, COVID-19 has shed light on just how relevant it is. In June 2020, as part of its COVID-19 webinar series, GWOPA/GIZ opened a lively discussion between utilities on wastewater monitoring. Please join us for part two of these talks, where we delve a little deeper into what has happened since then. 
 

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Water professionals are facing many challenges resulting from unpredictable patterns and global change, namely: uncertainty posed by climate change, disruptive technologies emerging in the water & energy sectors, tighter integration of formerly independent utilities and societal expectations regarding human rights to water and sanitation for all.

There is a need for policies that anticipate change and identify infrastructure designed to adapt, and perhaps be repurposed in the long-term due to climate impacts and socially/technologically disruptive technologies. Through policy and governance levers within institutions in the water sector, we can support communities in responding to an increase in shocks and stresses with adaptive resilience. This is especially important in view of vulnerable communities which have been historically underserved and who are now facing the worst impacts from climate change. Young water professionals in particular are behind the call for adaptive water policies over traditional policies and practices.

The future cannot rely upon the policies and practices that have produced our present vulnerabilities and failures.

This online panel that will discuss the need for adaptive policies and governance in the face of unpredictable global changes is also acting as the launch event for a new IWA Community of Practice (CoP) on Adaptive Water Policy & Governance. Details on how to join this CoP will be shared very soon and also at this panel.

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15:00 - 16:30 (EAT)

Emerging pollutants is a term used by water quality professionals to describe contaminants that have been detected in water bodies. These may cause harm to human health and the ecological systems and are typically not governed under the current environmental laws, posing as a greater risk to our livelihood.

Heavy metal contamination is an issue of utmost importance as it has harmful effects on both, the environment and on humans. Some of these negative impacts include the death of aquatic life, algal blooms, habitat destruction from sedimentation, debris, increased water flow, other short and long-term toxicity from chemical contaminants. The main threats to human health from heavy metals are associated, for example, with exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic. Most of the plastic produced in the world is not recycled but ends up in landfills or open dumps which makes it more likely to reach rivers, lakes, and eventually oceans. Microplastics (MPs), defined as less than 5 mm in diameter, can be directly released in the water or formed by the degradation of bigger pieces. Many issues are linked to the presence of MPs in water, such as damage to airways and stomachs of animals, blocking canals and sewers, and creating breeding habitats for mosquitoes. Excessive nutrient loading is a major threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide that leads to profound changes in aquatic biodiversity and biogeochemical processes. Nutrients in excess can come from various sources. They can occur naturally, however, human-related inputs are much greater than natural inputs.

This webinar aims to discuss these matters with reference to wastewater and will focus on case studies, projects, and examples that will present the current trends and ways to tackle these issues.

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The WEDC International Conference is a valued and respected platform for reflection and exchange of knowledge and ideas that are rooted in practice. Our title this year recognizes that we face a future that is uncertain as the world is challenged by the impact of external factors, particularly climate change. The WEDC International Conference seeks to create a safe, open and honest exchange and debate of experiences of the WASH sector within our changing environment. It supports learning and sharing, which is critical for progress towards global goals and aspirations. The open-access repository of conference contributions will also support the sharing of experiences beyond the event and into the future. 
 
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The WEDC International Conference is a valued and respected platform for reflection and exchange of knowledge and ideas that are rooted in practice. Our title this year recognizes that we face a future that is uncertain as the world is challenged by the impact of external factors, particularly climate change. The WEDC International Conference seeks to create a safe, open and honest exchange and debate of experiences of the WASH sector within our changing environment. It supports learning and sharing, which is critical for progress towards global goals and aspirations. The open-access repository of conference contributions will also support the sharing of experiences beyond the event and into the future. 
 
More information here

The WEDC International Conference is a valued and respected platform for reflection and exchange of knowledge and ideas that are rooted in practice. Our title this year recognizes that we face a future that is uncertain as the world is challenged by the impact of external factors, particularly climate change. The WEDC International Conference seeks to create a safe, open and honest exchange and debate of experiences of the WASH sector within our changing environment. It supports learning and sharing, which is critical for progress towards global goals and aspirations. The open-access repository of conference contributions will also support the sharing of experiences beyond the event and into the future. 
 
More information here

9:00 - 10:00 am (GTM)

What practical steps have civil society organizations taken to work with human rights? What impact does this have? Make Rights Real talk with guests from India and Kenya. 

Just about everyone knows water and sanitation are human rights. And most people working in civil society organizations think these rights are somehow important to their work. But many wonder how they can work with human rights in practice.

Take part in this first-ever Make Rights Real talk (#MRRtalk) for a lively discussion on practical steps civil society organizations have taken to work with human rights, and how this has helped them to achieve impact.

The talk has two parts:

• A podcast-like discussion focused entirely on the conversation (no slides). This part will be recorded and made available for download.
• A call-in part, where listeners can ask questions and share their own experiences.

With #MRRtalk, WASH United responds to a demand to showcase how human rights make a difference in the WASH sector - something that remains hidden too often. The talk is easily accessibleand gives people an opportunity to learn from others as well as have a conversation and ask questions.

More information here

Join the event on zoom 

Entre el 20 y el 24 de septiembre se celebrará por primera vez la Semana Medioambiental Iberoamericana, que a través de 30 reuniones virtuales con protagonistas de primer nivel buscará posicionar a Iberoamérica como un importante espacio de cooperación y diálogo en materia de medio ambiente, además de avanzar en la Agenda Ambiental Iberoamericana, según lo acordado en la XXVII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno que tuvo lugar en Andorra en abril de este año.

La Semana, organizada por la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), será un espacio de reflexión técnica sobre los retos urgentes que afronta la región en temas como agua, energía, salud y medio ambiente, crisis climática y pérdida de biodiversidad.

El encuentro precede a dos conferencias cruciales sobre cambio climático y biodiversidad de las Naciones Unidas, en las cuales se espera que los Estados presenten compromisos más ambiciosos para evitar el colapso del clima y de los sistemas naturales. 

La Semana Medioambiental será un reflejo de la preocupación existente en la sociedad y en las institucionesde Iberoamérica, una región altamente vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático y muy afectada por la pérdida de biodiversidad en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos. Además, se enmarca en el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Restauración de losEcosistemas en beneficio de las personas y la naturaleza.

La Semana celebrará en coincidencia con el 30 aniversario de las Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. La primera Cumbre tuvo lugar en Guadalajara (México) en 1991. 

Más información aquí

9:00 - 11:00 am (EDT)

USAID’s Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) will host a 5-day virtual learning series in September 2021, to share what it has learned around strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems to sustain services through systems understanding and engagement, professionalized maintenance, and collective action.

Each day will feature a different topic and format. Join us for all five sessions or select the days most applicable to your work and interests.

Participants will benefit from 5 years of research and evidence gathered through the partnership to strengthen WASH systems and learn how to apply these tools and approaches to their work in the sector and beyond. The partnership will preview a series of flagship resources and host candid conversations on bright spots and challenges of implementing a systems approach to WASH efforts, and how SWS moved the needle on systems-thinking methods.

Register here

Entre el 20 y el 24 de septiembre se celebrará por primera vez la Semana Medioambiental Iberoamericana, que a través de 30 reuniones virtuales con protagonistas de primer nivel buscará posicionar a Iberoamérica como un importante espacio de cooperación y diálogo en materia de medio ambiente, además de avanzar en la Agenda Ambiental Iberoamericana, según lo acordado en la XXVII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno que tuvo lugar en Andorra en abril de este año.

La Semana, organizada por la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), será un espacio de reflexión técnica sobre los retos urgentes que afronta la región en temas como agua, energía, salud y medio ambiente, crisis climática y pérdida de biodiversidad.

El encuentro precede a dos conferencias cruciales sobre cambio climático y biodiversidad de las Naciones Unidas, en las cuales se espera que los Estados presenten compromisos más ambiciosos para evitar el colapso del clima y de los sistemas naturales. 

La Semana Medioambiental será un reflejo de la preocupación existente en la sociedad y en las institucionesde Iberoamérica, una región altamente vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático y muy afectada por la pérdida de biodiversidad en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos. Además, se enmarca en el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Restauración de losEcosistemas en beneficio de las personas y la naturaleza.

La Semana celebrará en coincidencia con el 30 aniversario de las Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. La primera Cumbre tuvo lugar en Guadalajara (México) en 1991. 

Más información aquí

9:00 - 11:00 am (EDT)

USAID’s Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) will host a 5-day virtual learning series in September 2021, to share what it has learned around strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems to sustain services through systems understanding and engagement, professionalized maintenance, and collective action.

Each day will feature a different topic and format. Join us for all five sessions or select the days most applicable to your work and interests.

Participants will benefit from 5 years of research and evidence gathered through the partnership to strengthen WASH systems and learn how to apply these tools and approaches to their work in the sector and beyond. The partnership will preview a series of flagship resources and host candid conversations on bright spots and challenges of implementing a systems approach to WASH efforts, and how SWS moved the needle on systems-thinking methods.

Register here

9:00 am - 10:00 am ET

PRO-WASH is organizing a Webinar Series on Operation andMaintenance (O&M) of WASH infrastructure. Speakers will be USAID partners and other leading O&M practitioners, who will draw out important lessons that are more widely applicable. They will share lessons learned and report on promising projects and innovative practices in the field.

 WEBINAR 2: 

 Uptime Consortium

Uptime is a global consortium (including FundiFix, Water for Good, Water Mission, Whave, UDUMA and Oxford University) working to deliver drinking water services to millions of rural people through long-term, performance-based funding to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6.1. Uptime’s work in making rural water services in Africa more reliable through concessionary funding and local revenue generation has shown promising results in the area of rural water scheme O&M, and ongoing functionality.

Speaker: Duncan McNicholl, Uptime Consortium, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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Entre el 20 y el 24 de septiembre se celebrará por primera vez la Semana Medioambiental Iberoamericana, que a través de 30 reuniones virtuales con protagonistas de primer nivel buscará posicionar a Iberoamérica como un importante espacio de cooperación y diálogo en materia de medio ambiente, además de avanzar en la Agenda Ambiental Iberoamericana, según lo acordado en la XXVII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno que tuvo lugar en Andorra en abril de este año.

La Semana, organizada por la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), será un espacio de reflexión técnica sobre los retos urgentes que afronta la región en temas como agua, energía, salud y medio ambiente, crisis climática y pérdida de biodiversidad.

El encuentro precede a dos conferencias cruciales sobre cambio climático y biodiversidad de las Naciones Unidas, en las cuales se espera que los Estados presenten compromisos más ambiciosos para evitar el colapso del clima y de los sistemas naturales. 

La Semana Medioambiental será un reflejo de la preocupación existente en la sociedad y en las institucionesde Iberoamérica, una región altamente vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático y muy afectada por la pérdida de biodiversidad en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos. Además, se enmarca en el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Restauración de losEcosistemas en beneficio de las personas y la naturaleza.

La Semana celebrará en coincidencia con el 30 aniversario de las Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. La primera Cumbre tuvo lugar en Guadalajara (México) en 1991. 

Más información aquí

9:00 - 11:00 am (EDT)

USAID’s Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) will host a 5-day virtual learning series in September 2021, to share what it has learned around strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems to sustain services through systems understanding and engagement, professionalized maintenance, and collective action.

Each day will feature a different topic and format. Join us for all five sessions or select the days most applicable to your work and interests.

Participants will benefit from 5 years of research and evidence gathered through the partnership to strengthen WASH systems and learn how to apply these tools and approaches to their work in the sector and beyond. The partnership will preview a series of flagship resources and host candid conversations on bright spots and challenges of implementing a systems approach to WASH efforts, and how SWS moved the needle on systems-thinking methods.

Register here

9:00 - 10:30 (EDT)
 
Water projects are six times more efficient when women are part of the team, and yet there are still massive gaps in employment of women within the water sector. We need women to help create water solutions for communities, businesses, and the environment to get the clean, sustainable water they need to be resilient. This is particularly true for jobs that are onsite or that require a strong science background. How can we help women colleagues join and remain in the water sector? 

For women to stay and remain active in the water sector strongly depend on a support network–particularly both men and women colleagues. So, that means we all have a role to play. How can you best support your women colleagues? Join us to learn what you can do now and in the long term.  

 
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Entre el 20 y el 24 de septiembre se celebrará por primera vez la Semana Medioambiental Iberoamericana, que a través de 30 reuniones virtuales con protagonistas de primer nivel buscará posicionar a Iberoamérica como un importante espacio de cooperación y diálogo en materia de medio ambiente, además de avanzar en la Agenda Ambiental Iberoamericana, según lo acordado en la XXVII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno que tuvo lugar en Andorra en abril de este año.

La Semana, organizada por la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), será un espacio de reflexión técnica sobre los retos urgentes que afronta la región en temas como agua, energía, salud y medio ambiente, crisis climática y pérdida de biodiversidad.

El encuentro precede a dos conferencias cruciales sobre cambio climático y biodiversidad de las Naciones Unidas, en las cuales se espera que los Estados presenten compromisos más ambiciosos para evitar el colapso del clima y de los sistemas naturales. 

La Semana Medioambiental será un reflejo de la preocupación existente en la sociedad y en las institucionesde Iberoamérica, una región altamente vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático y muy afectada por la pérdida de biodiversidad en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos. Además, se enmarca en el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Restauración de losEcosistemas en beneficio de las personas y la naturaleza.

La Semana celebrará en coincidencia con el 30 aniversario de las Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. La primera Cumbre tuvo lugar en Guadalajara (México) en 1991. 

Más información aquí

9:00 - 11:00 am (EDT)

USAID’s Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) will host a 5-day virtual learning series in September 2021, to share what it has learned around strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems to sustain services through systems understanding and engagement, professionalized maintenance, and collective action.

Each day will feature a different topic and format. Join us for all five sessions or select the days most applicable to your work and interests.

Participants will benefit from 5 years of research and evidence gathered through the partnership to strengthen WASH systems and learn how to apply these tools and approaches to their work in the sector and beyond. The partnership will preview a series of flagship resources and host candid conversations on bright spots and challenges of implementing a systems approach to WASH efforts, and how SWS moved the needle on systems-thinking methods.

Register here

Entre el 20 y el 24 de septiembre se celebrará por primera vez la Semana Medioambiental Iberoamericana, que a través de 30 reuniones virtuales con protagonistas de primer nivel buscará posicionar a Iberoamérica como un importante espacio de cooperación y diálogo en materia de medio ambiente, además de avanzar en la Agenda Ambiental Iberoamericana, según lo acordado en la XXVII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno que tuvo lugar en Andorra en abril de este año.

La Semana, organizada por la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), será un espacio de reflexión técnica sobre los retos urgentes que afronta la región en temas como agua, energía, salud y medio ambiente, crisis climática y pérdida de biodiversidad.

El encuentro precede a dos conferencias cruciales sobre cambio climático y biodiversidad de las Naciones Unidas, en las cuales se espera que los Estados presenten compromisos más ambiciosos para evitar el colapso del clima y de los sistemas naturales. 

La Semana Medioambiental será un reflejo de la preocupación existente en la sociedad y en las institucionesde Iberoamérica, una región altamente vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático y muy afectada por la pérdida de biodiversidad en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos. Además, se enmarca en el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Restauración de losEcosistemas en beneficio de las personas y la naturaleza.

La Semana celebrará en coincidencia con el 30 aniversario de las Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. La primera Cumbre tuvo lugar en Guadalajara (México) en 1991. 

Más información aquí

9:00 - 11:00 am (EDT)

USAID’s Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) will host a 5-day virtual learning series in September 2021, to share what it has learned around strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems to sustain services through systems understanding and engagement, professionalized maintenance, and collective action.

Each day will feature a different topic and format. Join us for all five sessions or select the days most applicable to your work and interests.

Participants will benefit from 5 years of research and evidence gathered through the partnership to strengthen WASH systems and learn how to apply these tools and approaches to their work in the sector and beyond. The partnership will preview a series of flagship resources and host candid conversations on bright spots and challenges of implementing a systems approach to WASH efforts, and how SWS moved the needle on systems-thinking methods.

Register here