SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen writes from Stockholm World Water Week to express her sympathy with all who are suffering from the floods and disasters across the world.
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On Sunday 27 August, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen presented during the seminar Understanding the gender dimension of water and waste, at World Water Week, Stockholm, in which she connected SDGs 5 and 6.3
This year’s World Water Week will be held in Stockholm from August 27 – September 1 and the theme is Water and Waste – Reduce and Reuse.
Mariet Verhoef-Cohen appointed Vice-Chair of the interim Steering Committee (SC). Mariet Verhoef-Cohen says: “I am very honoured to be chosen as Vice-Chair of this prominent group on Water Scarcity in Agriculture".
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and to campaign for the sustainable management of water resources.
SI President Yvonne Simpson explains: "It is a natural fit for SI to be in partnership with other like-minded organisations... water and sanitation are recognised as critical factors that will impact on humanity in the future. SI and WfWP aim to have women in leadership roles to ensure women’s needs are addressed".
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