Geneva Water Hub
Budget
€934,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Geneva Water Hub, at the interface between Science and Policy, leverages resources available within the International Geneva to ensure that water is vehicle for peace and dialogue and not conflict. It offers a hydro-diplomacy platform providing facilitation, conciliation and mediation services through research, education and advocacy. It works on contribute to prevent water conflicts at intersectoral and transboundary levels at an early stage and to promote water as an instrument of peace and cooperation It also ensures that water is protected from conflict and not use as a weapon of war, by working with states and non state actors.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Blue Deal (2023) Council's conclusion on water in the EU external action (2021) Council's conclusion on water diplomacy (2018) EU Water Framework Directive (2000)
Communication Activities
Participation to events organized by the Presidency, the Council, the Commission (DG ENV / DG INTPA / DG ECHO), the Parliament or the consultative organs of the EU with regards to the development of water policies and of water diplomacy activities.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- Swiss Water Partnership - Blue Peace movement - Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Organisation Members
The Universities Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy coordinated by the Geneva Water Hub. - Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace, for which the Geneva Water Hub acts as the Secretariat. - Group of Friends on Water and Peace, for which the Geneva Water Hub acts as the Secretariat. - Art for Water and Peace - Hydro-Hub, the Global Hydrometry Support Facility, developing the Global Hydrometry Support Facility of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Youth for Water and Peace, Geneva Water Hub, International Secretariat for Water - Solidarity Water Europe (ISW-SWE) and the World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) collaboration.
Additional Information
The EU, through DG INTPA, contributes to a project supported by the Geneva Water Hub (the Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin), but through a contribution to UNECE.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.