Workshop synthesis consultation

The Butterfly Effect opens the results of its advocacy workshops to consultation!

In November and December 2021, members of the Butterfly Effect co-hosted a series of workshops aimed at formulating a series of policy demands that the network will take to a high level.

During these workshops, nearly 180 NGO representatives exchanged on a question: What policy changes are needed to achieve human droits to drinking water and sanitation and for sustainable and equitable water management?

The purpose of this synthesis is to bring together the priorities formulated during these workshops.

With the desire to open this process to civil society engaged on water issues, the Butterfly Effect puts its synthesis to consultation.

The various inputs collected will contribute to the production of a course  policy positioning document that will be submitted to decision-makers in the water sector, notably on the occasion of the ^9th World Water Forum and the 2023 UN Eau Conference.

Attention: Taking into account its two main advocacy targets, the Butterfly effect mainly targets States. The messages presented in this synthesis therefore have a global scope, applicable either to States or to the international community as a whole. Please take this factor into account for this consultation.

The consultation is available here in English, French and Spanish:

To send us your contributions, please use the following form: form in English, French, Spanish

The consultation is open until 17 February 2022

About the workshops:

The organization of these advocacy  workshops was facilitated by the heads of regional networks of the Butterfly Effect, namely:

• Europe: European Pact for Water.
• North America: North American Youth Parliament for Water
• Anglophone Africa:  African Civil Society Network on Nater and Sanitation (ANEW)
• Francophone Africa: Platform of Civil Society Organizations of Water and Sanitation of Senegal (POSCEAS)
• Asia: Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA)
• Latin America: Red de Acción por el Agua en México (FANMEX)

Nearly 180 people representing NGOs and CSOs active in the water and sanitation sector contributed to these workshops.

Regional workshops coordinated by:

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Contact the Butterfly Effect : butterflyeffectcoalition@gmail.com