The United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action “Water for Life 2005-2015” (UNO-IDfA), implementing the UN-Water Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) organized the international conference: “Water and sustainable development: From vision to action”, held in Zaragoza, Spain from 15 to 17 January 2015.
The UN-Water Conference provided a space for dialogue on the implementation of the sustainable development goals on water and sanitation.
Participants from the business community, governments, civil society, academia and media met with United Nations Agencies and programs, to discuss the tools for implementing the post 2015 agenda for water. Additional information about the conference can be found at: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/
Emma Anakhasyan, Head of the Environmental Health Department of AWHHE, was panelist on Tuesday 16 January 2015 at the Parallel Stakeholder Session on capacity development for WASH, presenting the experience and tool/practice successfully implemented by AWHHE (http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterandsustainabledevelopment2015/pdf/Emma_Anakhasyan_CaseBMGDG.pdf ).