‘Women, Water & Youth: Perspectives from the MENA region’ conference, 26- 27 September 2018, Amman - Jordan

‘Women, Water & Youth: Perspectives from the MENA region’ conference, 26- 27 September 2018, Amman - Jordan

The Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF) and the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) are hosting a high-level conference on Women, Water & Youth, which will take place in Amman, Jordan on 26 – 27 September 2018. The conference will demonstrate the intrinsic link between the challenges of water scarcity, women’s economic empowerment, and youth unemployment, providing fertile ground for participants and panellists to come up with new solutions to increasingly urgent problems through technological innovation, education and youth engagement, and a renewed effort to promote water governance measures.

The conference aims to bring women – who are most affected by water challenges, food insecurity, armed conflict and displacement, and reduced economic opportunity – into the conversation. It will also bring vital youth voices to the table to explore ways in which women-led / targeted, and youth-led / targeted initiatives might solve environmental and sustainability challenges whilst simultaneously promoting women’s economic participation and leadership and addressing the crisis of youth unemployment in the region. Maha Al Salehi yound <ater professional from EMWIS Technical Unit will take part in roundtable on water scarcity, sustainability, environmental and development challenges in the MENA region.

For further information, check the official event website where you may register to join the conference (for free).