• A collaboration mechanism for public, community and multi-stakeholder participation in water resources development, management and decision making that addresses inequalities is established.
• Management instruments and tools to support IWRM implementation such as in water-use management, pollution control, water-related ecosystem management, water-related disaster management at the national, basin or aquifer level are established and implemented.
• Innovation and research on infrastructure, climate change adaptation, and resilience and sustainable environment technology in water related infrastructure and management is undertaken, developed and implemented

In 2021, GWP launched the Water Academy for Youth (WAY) GWP’s flagship Youth Programme that will be the umbrella programme for GWP’s Youth activities aimed to promote leadership, regional youth capacity building, mentorships, fellowships, internships, networking and intergenerational dialogues. The Southeast Asia edition of the programme will be held in an online format for a duration of 7 weeks between 17^th October to 1^st December 2022. More detail

Youth comprise approximately a third of the combined population of ASEAN. The youth population of the region is projected to peak at over 220 million by 2038 (ASEAN, n.d.). Supporting the development of a new generation of water activists and connecting them to other youth across the region can greatly support achieving SDG 6 targets and beyond.

GWP-SEA aims to tap into the existing potential of youth and further empower them to find water solutions for the future. The GWP WAY takes strategic steps from learning to leading. The manner of teaching moves away from traditional lecture-based teaching and creates a space of collaborative and immersive learning based on systems thinking and design thinking. Young people are also connected to decision-makers, practitioners, and senior water leaders for inter-generational dialogues, networking and acting on Water Security in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, the youth from Southeast Asia will relate to other like-minded youth within the region and the broader Pan-Asia region for peer-to-peer learning. At the end of the programme, participants will join a network of WAY alumni that will act as a pool of knowledgeable youth and GWP Ambassadors while also gaining valuable skills such as critical thinking and tools to effectively assess and tackle a problem.

Programme duration: Mid-October to Early of December (approx. 7 weeks)

Further information regarding the GWP-SEA WAY: https://bit.ly/gwpseaway

For more information contact:

Indah Salsabiela, indah.salsabiela@gwpsea.org