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Building on the idea of Gunnison Schools in Colorado USA, we will be scaling up 'Water Walks' across our schools partner network to support collective efforts for the ZWDP Saving the Worlds Water Towers campaign
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UN Report 2025 on Sustainable Mountain Development

ZWDP visits Mountain Partnership at FAO HQ in Rome

ZWDP publication puts the spotlight on its educational work.

Human security begins with local communities. Lifelong learning systems for sustainable development offers a holistic and inclusive approach for community wide learning that can promote systems thinking for human security.

A new publication ‘How lifelong learning systems for human security can empower people and communities to think globally and locally‘ underpins a training webinar for the European Public Health Association on the 3rd December as well as the advanced module at the CharitĂ© University Berlin 16th – 20th March 2026.

United Nations 2025 Report on Sustainable Mountain Development was published in August with paragraph 75 featuring ZWDP ‘Saving the World’s Water Towers campaign;

The Zero Water Day Partnership promotes inclusive education to deepen understanding of mountain challenges and responsibilities. Its Saving the Water Towers of the World campaign44 is aimed at integrating this approach into nationaleducation policies

This creates a solid platform for roll-out of the Water Partnership Ambassadors Education Programme and the Ice to Ice Expeditions in support of the UN Decade Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences (2025–2034) with a focus on its 2nd Goal; Raise awareness; Educate the public and policymakers about why the cryosphere matters for ecosystems, weather, and communities worldwide

 

 

Julian fisher, Director ZWDP visited Mountain Partnership offices at FAO in Rome.

Alot of good ground covered for this years International Mountain Day, and planning for launch of mobile planetary health weather station as well as looking ahead to International Year of Sustainable and Resilience Tourism in 2027 

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The Zero Water Day Partnership is an accredited non-governmental organisation for the UN Water Conference in Dubai in December 2026. We are planning a satellite conference where our partners schools can actively and meaningfully participate and present their projects and deliver key advocacy for Action on Water for Sustainability. 

This follows the ZWDP official virtual side event at 2023 UN Water Conference ‘The Voice of Children and Youth on Water for Sustainable Development; Taking Action for Humanity and the Planet‘ and continues to implement the Children’s Call to Action to protect mountain areas from the impact of climate change launched at COP 26 Climate Conference in Glasgow in 2021, see recordings of the session ‘Transforming our World: Children’s Voice for 2025

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Strathallen School, 'Our Oceans, Our Future'

Mountain Guides and Climate Change

Our Oceans, Our Future has been produced by students of Strathallan School in Scotland “the greatest threat to our planet is thinking that someone else will save it”. 

This video features Xavier Calihol a mountain guide based in the town of Chamonix in the Mont Blanc Massif, French Alps talking about the impact of climate change on mountains from the perspective of a young guide and also his research. The French Guides (Chamonix) have published  “Mountain Guides and Climate Change; A Story of Adaption” which is a highly recommended read.  

Our Partners and Collaborators

Planetary Health Alliance

UNESCO Centre Swiss Alps

IFMGA Mountain Guides

Global Network for Health in All Policies

 ZWDP is a member of the Planetary Health Alliance, read more about our collaboration 

ZWDP is collaborating with UNESCO Alpine world Heritage Centre Swiss Alps «natural and culture heritage for sustainable mountain development» to support the Centres aims to i. educate and train professionals and academics in mountain regions, ii. Foster awareness of World Heritage sites in the European Alps and mountains worldwide, focusing on the North–South context and using open access online tools

ZWDP is collaborating with the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations on the development of the Sustainable Mountain Guiding and a syllabus for national mountain guide associations

Julian Fisher, Director of Zero Water Day Partnership is a member of the Global Network in Health in All Polices (GNHIAP) Executive Committee  (see GNHIAP page more more information). 

A key aspect of Julian’s work on the committee is contributing to the development of a series of factsheets and the nexus between the social determinants of health, sustainable development goals and  health in all policies

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Colour Photo-Stories

Our Black and White Photo Stories will feature reportage around the theme water.

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Colour photo-stories cover all aspects of ZWDP work

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