‘Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award

Applications invited for ‘Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award-3rd edition: Water Cooperation


Deadline-15 September 2012

The United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” 2005-2015/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) and the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) are pleased to announce the opening of the 3rd edition of the ‘Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award on behalf of UN-Water.

This 3rd edition has been launched at the Thematic Session on Water Cooperation organized by the Government of Tajikistan at the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil.

The purpose of the Award is to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices that can ensure the long-term sustainable management of water resources and contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed goals and targets as contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Agenda 21 an the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

Best practices shall be aligned with the Water for Life Decade’s objectives. Best practices can focus on a variety of subjects such as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), adaptation to climate change in the water sector, improvements in water quality, promotion of water efficiency, improvements in water governance, establishment and management of protected areas, and creation of public awareness.

Award-
An invitation to participate in the UN event celebrated on the occasion of World Water Day, including travel and accommodation for one representative for each of the above mentioned categories representing the winning practice;
A video produced on each of the winning best practice categories. This videos will be included in the UN database on good practices;
A certificate especially designed for the award.

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