ZWDP is gearing up for the 2026 UN Water Conference in Dubai where we are an accredited NGO,  (see ZWDP accreditation no. 5862).Â
The conference is grounded in the United Nations Resolution ‘ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Â
Our aim to build on the official side event we hosted for the 2023 UN Water Conference ‘The Voice of Children and Youth on Water for Sustainable Development;
Taking Action for Humanity and the Planet‘ and host a hybrid event during the conference.Â
You can read more about our plans in the post health at the centre of the UN Water Conference
This year, we have continued to build out on our work in the mountains through the UN International Year of Glaciers Preservation. Phase 2025 – 2026 will be linking the mountains > our Water Walk projects > to the oceans. You can follow our work in the post our 2025 UN Oceans Conference, France.
Phase 3 launching in 2026 will extend the Water Walks; Mountains > Water Walk projects > Oceans > to the polar regions. Â
ZWDP on the Podium at HAZ Energy Forum
Julian Fisher, ZWDP Director will part in a Energy Forum to be held at the town council offices in Wennigsen, Germany on Monday 30th June.
It is hosted by the HAZ newspaper with keynote speakers Sabine Kästner from Lavera Naturkosmetik and Thorsten von Neubeck, CEO of Avacon Water.
This will be followed by a podium discussion where ZWDP hopes to engage a representative of the Wennigsen Youth Parliament and Sustainability School Ambassadors.
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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More InformationOur 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. Â
 ZWDP is a member of the Planetary Health Alliance, read more about our collaborationÂ
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).Â
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
Our Black and White Photo Stories will feature reportage around the theme water.
Click to view March 2025 BW photo-story  Â
Colour photo-stories cover all aspects of ZWDP work
Click to view May 2025 photo storyÂ
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