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Solidarity with Wuhan, China and Italy

Just as water connects us all, the current situation as CoVid-19 sweeps across the globe shows us just how closely we are all interconnected and co-dependent.

The Global Water Museums Network exemplifies this. The City of Wuhan has hosted major international water conferences in 2018 and 2019 and was due to host the 3rd Great Rivers Forum this year. The Network’s 4th annual conference this year was due to be held in Hangzhou, China. Our head office is in Venice, Italy.

We wish to send our support to our colleagues in China and Italy and to all those dealing with the current outbreak worldwide. We are connected, we stand together.

This beautiful poster was created by our Italian colleagues in support of our colleagues in Wuhan and China. We support you all. Stay strong.

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Water & Gender Equality

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we take time to remember and advocate for people worldwide who do not have access to clean, safe water and sanitation. Millions of people spend many hours daily to fulfil the basic needs of their families. These are predominantly women and girls who, in order to do this work, are denied opportunities for education, self-development and other work which would empower them and improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their families and communities.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are intrinsically linked. For example, access to clean water (SDG6) is essential to tackle poverty (SDG1) and hunger (SDG2) as well as for improving health & well-being (SDG3), education (SDG4) and, notably today, for gender equality (SDG5).

Giving people access to clean water and sanitation transforms lives. The Water of Museum of Ireland and the Global Network of Water Museums are committed to supporting the implementation of the SDGs.

Water Quality for Gender Equality

https://www.unwater.org/            https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

https://www.concern.net/what-we-do/gender-equality

https://www.trocaire.org/whatwedo/food-and-resource-rights

https://www.oxfamireland.org/blog/why-some-dont-have-time-care

https://www.worldvision.ie/what-we-do/clean-water

https://water.org/

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Just one week to go! – update deadline postponed to 30th April

Please note – due to the current Covid-19 crisis, works from previous years or projects on a relevant theme will also be accepted

Check out this fun & easy competition for schools:

Submit a photo or 1-minute video on the theme of Water & Climate Change

We are running this new competition in Ireland on behalf of the Global Network of Water Museums – six entries from Ireland will go to the Global Final

See the competition page for full details: http://bit.ly/WMI_Competition

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Welcome!

Welcome to this exciting project. A celebration of water!

As we build our institution, we will participate in and run various events.

Hopefully, you will sail with us on this journey!