“Water for Peace” global consultations (11-17 February 2013)

Dear colleagues,

From 11 to 17 February we urge you to use the opportunity to promote the importance of transboundary water cooperation within the "Water for Peace" discussion http://www.worldwewant2015.org/water/voices  in the framework of the currently ongoing UN-led global debate on the post-2015 Development Agenda.

The week “Water for Peace” aims to stress the role of transboundary water cooperation in the management and protection of our water resources and to address the challenges and ways forward for such cooperation. The discussion also paves the way for water issues in the future sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The UNECE Water Convention secretariat, together with UNESCO, ESCAP and WWF and in the framework of UN-Water, is moderating and stimulating the “Water for Peace” debate.

Among others, the discussion provides a great opportunity to stress the importance of solid legal and institutional frameworks for cooperation, including those provided by the UNECE Water Convention.

We urge you to join the debate and make your voice heard! Here are some possible actions:

-    Express your views, participate to polls and to debates on http://www.worldwewant2015.org/water/voices

-    Follow on Twitter (#waterpost2015) or on Facebook (WaterPost2015)

-    Check out the other water consultations on http://www.worldwewant2015.org/water 

-    Vote for Water at http://www.myworld2015.org/ !