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SuSanA, Germany
The SuSanA secretariat is hosted by the Sector Programme “Water Policy – Innovations for Resilience” of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which is commissioned by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. GIZ currently contributes 2.5 full-time positions to the SuSanA Secretariat. The following people work for the SuSanA secretariat: Arne Panesar, Alexandra Dubois, Maren Heuvels, Daphne Manolakos, Teresa Häberlein, and Bettina-Sophie Heinz.
Articles written by SuSanA Secretariat
Stronger Together - Connecting Female Water- and Sanitation Professionals and strengthening Women’s Networks in the Water and Sanitation Sector
321 18. September 2023
Why do women’s networks matter for the achievement of SDG 6? A lot, and this is why: Achieving SDG 6 by 2030 is becoming increasingly unlikely, it would need a quadrupling of current rates of progress in safely managed drinking water services, safely managed sanitation services and basic hygiene services for hitting the finish line. The water and sanitation sector is facing many challenges, one is the massive capacity gap and gender gap in the water and sanitation workforce.
9 tips on how to survive World Water Week in Stockholm
208 18. September 2023
Would you like to take part at the World Water Week in Stockholm next year but don´t know what will await you there? We got you, dive with us into some helpful tips that will make your time in Stockholm something you will never forget! Every year the World Water Week brings together an impressive range of water and sanitation professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders that all have a common goal, to push sustainable and just water policies and reach the goals of SDG6 in regards of the Agenda2030. Together, the participants engage in meaningful discussions to address the most pressing global water challenges of our time.
SuSanA at the #WorldWaterWeek 2023 in Stockholm: recap and key takeaways
187 7. September 2023
Two weeks ago, the SuSanA Secretariat together with the SuSanA Global Steering Committee (GSC), SuSanA members and key partners from around the world attended the Stockholm World Water Week and were able to speak on behalf of the Sanitation Community. But before the World Water Week even started, the Secretariat and the GSC spent several days planning for the future of SuSanA, discussing important topics such as the institutional change process, funding, upcoming topics and trends, the regional chapters or cooperation with other networks. These days have been very intense, but also, we feel that we now are more aligned with what the next steps for SuSanA are!
SuSanA at the #UN2023WaterConference in New-York: recap and takeaways
149 17. July 2023
What a great week it has been!! The SuSanA Secretariat together with SuSanA members and key partners from around the world attended the conference and were able to speak on behalf of the Sanitation Community. Thanks to the efforts of many individuals, SuSanA was able to advocate for the inclusion of sanitation and hygiene as a prerequisite for access to safe and clean water
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