The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat)

Francisco Pedrero SalcedoCoordinator

“Mobilizing youth in the Mediterranean to solve water

management challenges, from researchers, entrepreneurs to activists.”

About us : MedYWat

• Launched at the CMI workshop“Youth Innovating withWastewater for a SustainableMediterranean” in Marseille,France (2017).

• Gathers over 200 members ofyoung water researchers,entrepreneurs and activistsworking on water challenges inthe Mediterranean.

About us : MedYWat

• Our Vision

A Mediterranean region in which youth arerecognized and are active stakeholders at all levels ofwater resources management.

• Our Mission

To engage young Mediterranean water professionalsto create and share knowledge, build capacities andultimately amplify youth’s voices on the regional andglobal water agendas

What are the objectives MedYWat?

To connect and engage Mediterranean youth fromdifferent disciplines working on water.

To become a knowledge-based platform which createsand exchanges best practices and opportunities forMediterranean youth.

To create cross-linkages between MedYWat and keydecision makers in the Region

MedYWat Activities: Working themes

MedYWat works on seven different topics related to water from thetechnological and educational points of view:

• Water education• Water governance• Water treatment and reuse• Water management and planning• Sustainable blue growth• Water and migration• Water and climate change

Assessment of wastewater treatment

technologies and promotion of smart

irrigation systems in the MENA Region

using an eco-friendly gum [MENARA])

in the programme DUPC2 IHE Delft Institute for

Water Education Netherland

Assessment of wastewater treatment

technologies and promotion of smart

irrigation systems in the MENA Region

using an eco-friendly gum [MENARA])

In the programme DUPC2 IHE Delft Institute for

Water Education Netherland

MedYWat Activities: Achievements

• Collaboration between MedYWatmembers on research calls andparticipation on competitions(Ideas4Acion, PRIMA, H2020…)

• Communication: Facebook,twitter, Newsletters

• Capacity building:o Monthly webinarso E-learning workshops

• GIS tool

• Academic exchange

• Institutional collaborations

Assessment of wastewater treatment technologies

and promotion of smart irrigation systems in the

MENA Region using an eco-friendly gum [MENARA])

DUPC2 IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Netherland

• Entrepeneurship

Webinars

Newsletters

Dissemination and academic papers

MedYWat Activities: Participation at Events

Over the past 2 years, MedYWat members have been participating in events toexchange, network and make synergies across the three different continents(Europe, Africa and Asia).

o Water Decade high level conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (June 2018)o iWARESA: International Water Association conference in Murcia, Spain (June

2018)o Mid-Term Integrated Training in Bari, Italy (September 2018)o Women, Water and Youth conference in Amman, Jordan (September 2018)o AMWAJ Water & Journalism forum in Barcelona, Spain (September 2018)o Blue Growth Community mid-term conference in Barcelona, Spain

(November 2018) and Blue Invest workshop in Malta (February 2019)o UfM Regional Dialogue on "Shared views on key issues in the

Mediterranean“in Barcelona (May 2019).o Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50) in Bonn (June 2019) o First Aral Sea Summer School Young Water Leaders- Vector of Change

in Kazakistan (Augost 2019).

How have we achieved these goals?

Working as an integrated, interdisciplinary and innovate team

How have we achieved these goals?

inclusiveness and a collaborative spirit

How have we achieved these goals?

The key driver for a change in the Mediterraneancomes from a young, informed, educated and inspiredpopulation who works on blue and green economy

facebook.com/MedYWater

twitter.com/MedYWater

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