WEM doctoral student Mr. Saurav KC with his video message for call-to-action in building resilient and fair societies, has been featured in the World Water Week (WWW) 2021 hosted and organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) from 23 to 27 August 2021. Mr. KC was selected as one of the 38 young rapporteurs worldwide for the event. Saurav shares his experience as the rapporteur and writes:
“It was challenging yet rewarding while listening to the interesting sessions and extracting future-oriented messages for key actions and approaches to reach goals for sustainable water management. Furthermore, it was a terrific learning and networking opportunity with the global water community”.
The WWW is the annual focal point for global water issues, and this year’s theme was “Building Resilience Faster” with a focus on concrete solutions to the world’s greatest water-related challenges, starting with the climate crisis and including water scarcity, food security, health, biodiversity, and impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.