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The Forum in the Media
The 5th World Water Forum marked the world's water agenda, a point which was emphasized by the mass media outreach. In the Turkish printed press, there were more than 3500 news articles on the Forum, while that number was 3000 for the international press, in more than 90 countries, 5 continents and in 18 different languages. In the visual and spoken press, more than 1000 broadcasts featured the Forum, which included prominent television networks, both international and national. The 5th World Water Forum can thus be considered a success in terms of awareness-raising with the people of the world. To read more related to media please visit the media corner.
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Forum results brought forward to the UN
To present the outcomes of the 5th World Water Forum's political process, and to highlight the commonalities with the United Nations' 3rd World Water Development Report (WWDR-3), which was published at the Forum, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and the World Water Council organized a side event during the 17th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development under the title "5th World Water Forum - Water Management Adaptation Strategies to Global Changes".
The side event was enriched by presentations from Olcay Ünver, UNESCO-WWAP Coordinator, on the findings of the WWDR-3 Report, Ger Bergkamp, Director General of the WWC, on the political impacts of the 5th World Water Forum, and Ambassador Sumru Noyan on the political messages from Istanbul. It concluded with a questions-and-answer session, during which participants supported the notion of the intergovernmental process around water being sharpened with the appropriate participation of the UN.
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| YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S WORLD WATER FORA |
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Involving the next generation in water matters
Underscoring the importance of involving the next generation in the solution of water issues, two fora were held in conjunction with the 5th World Water Forum, for children and youth. The Children's World Water Forum, held from March 12th to 17th, welcomed 135 children from 21 countries, who discussed and agreed on the Children's Declaration. More than 200 young people from all over the world who attended the Youth World Water Forum agreed on the Youth Declaration, which was read out during the Forum's closing ceremony.
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Forming alliances through the Forum
Three events were held at the 5th World Water Forum under the aegis of the Partnership Bazaar, with the aim of supporting the set-up of new coalitions, facilitating alliances for existing ones, and sharing experiences to enhance productivity between water organizations. The events were scheduled on the first and last days of the Forum week with discussions on strengthening strategic operations; and another on promoting innovation exchange through technology and finance. Discussions include the future of water-user operations, enabling ecosystem-wide approaches, to exploring the opportunities for political advocacy in scaling MUS and building water stewardship initiative. The sessions introduced three developing initiatives and garnered attentions from external news sources. As a project initiated at the 5th Forum in Istanbul, the Partnership event drew interests from organizations that looked to the WWC to promote a platform for continuous dialogue and facilitate effective partnerships. For details on the Partnership Bazaar event at the 5th Forum, please click here. |
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Istanbul Hotels Recognised for their 'Green Steps'
The top hotels in Istanbul in four categories (5 star, 4 star, 3 star and boutique) were awarded the "Green Steps Award" in recognition of their efforts to "green" their operations. The Green Forum Initizative's "Hotel Greening Project" was developed with the international auditing company, Bureau Veritas and the Touristic Hotel's & Investor's Association (TUROB) to help reduce the environmental impacts of hotels in Istanbul during and after the 5th World Water Forum. Twenty-two hotels voluntarily participated in the pilot project and completed a "Hotel Greening Audit" based on a checklist covering different aspects of hotel operations. The Hotel Greening Audits and the hotel's best practices were recorded and a ranking was made to establish the Green Steps Award winners. To learn more about the participating hotels and the Green Steps Award winners, please click here. |
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| Turkish Expression Of The Month |
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"Su akar, yatağını bulur."
"Water flows, finds its bed." |
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Alison Bartle
Managing Director of Aquamedia International and winner of the Turkish Republic Prime Minister's Water Prize
"The Forum was a big success, and it was a great honour for me to win the Turkish Prime Minister's Water Prize, for communication about water issues. Raising awareness of the socio-economic benefits of water resources projects is important through all the media today."
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Maritza Aurora Morales Casanova
President and Founder of HUNAB Proyecto de Vida AC, Mexico
"The Children's World Water Forum is an excellent platform to share children's activities for water, but there should be a follow-up mechanism for participating children to continue to be involved, and to present the results of their work at the next Forum. We are committed to suppporting the continuity in the activities of children in our region, and involving more Mexican children who are committed to preserving natural resources, including water." |
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| SPEAKER'S CORNER |
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An open avenue for expression
The Speaker'a Corner was an open space in the Forum for any participant or group of participants that wanted to promote their water-related activities, share new and innovative techniques, or just give their opinion on any given subject. A quarter of the space was booked up in advance through a form on the VMS, and the rest was available for participants to sign up during the Forum week. In total, 27 presentations from 16 countries were made during the week under the aegis of the Speaker's Corner, over the two venues, ranging from Mexican school kids presenting on aquaculture and aquaponics to studies on the genetic improvement of drought tolerance in fruit crops from Egypt. This component provided a lively and more relaxed means of information sharing and exchange of ideas between participants. Please click here for more details on the events.
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Shedding a different light on water
Istanbul, as the host city of the 5th World Water Forum, has a unique nature and history which harbour great resources. By preparing the Artistic Events Programme, the Forum Secretariat hoped to introduce the native cultures which made this beautiful city the 2010 European Capital of Culture. It also tried to gather creative minds who use the theme of water to shed a different light on natural resources. As a metaphor, we chose the art of "Ebru", which uses water as a background, embracing the patterns of different colours flowing freely, yet permanently, for the reflection of Turkish culture. To view the photos of the cultural and artistic events held during the Forum please click here. |
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Excellent local activities presented to the world
Selected from an open application process, 27 community-based actors from 20 different countries were invited to the Forum to present their activities to the world, under the aegis of the Kyoto Prize. These presentations provided an excellent platform to share lessons on grassroots work, highlighting innovative funding mechanisms, capacity building schemes and use of simple technology, but above all the importance of involving communities in the solution of their own water-related problems. The presentations made during the week are available by clicking here. |
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Equity mainstreaming and equal partnership programme
The Women's Major Group succeeded in implementing an equity mainstreaming and equal partnership programme at the Forum. For this purpose, the Major Group organised the Women's and Gender Coalition (WGC), consisting of the Gender and Water Alliance, IUCN, Soroptimist International of Europe, UN Interagency Task Force on Gender and Water, Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-Nigeria), the Turkish Women's Water Platform and the Women for Water Partnership, the coordinator of the WCG. The WCG was involved in the Forum as topic coordinators, conveners of sessions, panelists, presenters and contributors to discussions and had an important role during the High Level Plenary, the ministerial roundtables, the six themes, eight side events and four other events, such as launches. Please click here for information on the session during the Forum on "Health, Dignity and Economic Progress: The Way Forward for Gender Equity" |
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5th World Water Forum Secretariat / 5. Dünya Su Forumu Sekreteryası
DSİ (Devlet Su İşleri)
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TURKEY / TÜRKIYE
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