Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparative Study of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine
Launching event – Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparative Study of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine. 15 March 2021, online
A virtual Launching event for our publication ‘Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparative Study of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine’ will be held on Monday, 15 March 2021, 13:00-15:00 CET.
The date was chosen to represent a symbolic bridge between the celebrations of the International Women’s Day on March 8th, and the World Water Day on March 22nd, and aiming to emphasise that “Valuing Water” (the 2021 theme for World Water Day) cannot be fully achieved without taking into consideration the value of water to women, and the 2021 International Women’s Day theme of ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’.
The virtual launching event is co-organised by the Global Water Partnership (GWP-Med) and the Geneva Water Hub, within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Water Policy Framework for Actions 2030, and has the threefold objective to:
1. Launch the publication of the Comparative Study;
2. Briefly present the Study’s key findings and share the main components of the Initiative’s Action Plan for 2021;
3. Receive reflections from prominent experts, foster synergies and explore operational linkages with leading regional international organisations and development partners.
The 2-hour event (13:00-15:00 CET) will develop over three segments, matching the three objectives: a welcoming part by the co-organising partners; a presentation and discussion on the key findings of the Comparative Study; and a panel among development partners and relevant organisations, reflecting on the theme and exploring options for operational synergies. During the event, simultaneous interpretation will be available in English/French/Arabic.
The publication on Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparative Study of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine will be shared during the Launching Event.
