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ZWDP event was live today from Belém, Brazil during the COP 30 Climate Conference.
Bianca Cardoso, ESG Analyst at Sanctuary Christ The Redeemer, Brazil spoke from the COP 30 conference centre to deliver the event’s key message; that we need to place humanity and the planet at the centre of discussions on climate action and sustainable development.
Bianca Cardoso presented an overview of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for Humanity, which included goals that combined UN Sustainable Goals, for example SDG 4 Education with SDG 16 Peace.
ZWDP partners school were actively involved in developing the session, the ZWDP Belém Statement, and the ZWDP Issue brief.
Kavin Kahanna, a student at the Jumeirah College, United Arab Emirates presented creating the link between COP 30 and the UN Water Conference in Dubai in 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 national
education 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 to discuss the launch of the Ice2Ice project for this year’s International Mountain Day on 11th December and the ZWDP issue brief planned for COP 30 Climate Conference in Belém Brazil on the 19th November.
Also collaboration with the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) and the planned mobile planetary health weather station, as well as looking ahead to International Year of Sustainable and Resilience Tourism in 2027
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.
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
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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