Centre of Competence on Water for Peace
What We Do
Actions to help prevent water-related conflicts and promote water as an instrument of peace and cooperation.
Building Peace
Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict
Shaping Law and Policy
Education and Training
Setting the Research Agenda
Consultancy Services
Building Peace
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Water for Peace Diplomacy in the Sahel and West Africa
Since 2018, we have been facilitating a dialogue on “Water as Driver of Peace in the Sahel,” engaging actors from development, humanitarian, peacebuilding and security sectors. By applying the framework of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace to the multifaceted crisis impacting the Sahel ...
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Water for Peace Diplomacy in Western Asia and North Africa (WANA)
The vision of the Geneva Water Hub extends to Western Asia and North Africa (WANA), a region which unfortunately faces protracted humanitarian crises, political uncertainty, civil unrest, and the impacts of climate change. The definitions of WANA vary widely, but we adopt the definition provided by ...
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Art for Water and Peace
At the Geneva Water Hub, we believe in the transformative power of music, theatre, film, poetry, and dance to ignite action and cultivate ambassadors for water and peace. We actively engage in and support artistic and cultural initiatives, with the aim to reach spur creativity, foster dialogue and e...
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Water for Peace Diplomacy Global
Since 2018, the Geneva Water Hub has been working with regional and thematic partners to establish the Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) - a global platform of regional and local implementing partners from well-established, credible and neutral organizations committed to the agenda of wa...
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Methods of Diplomacy
The Geneva Water Hub uses water to improve relations. Peace re-enforcement diplomacy is employed to initiate or support processes aimed at improving social cohesion and inducing more effective forms of water cooperation. Pro-active diplomacy is employed where water-related issues increase social or ...
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Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict
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The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure
Discover The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure—a landmark outcome of the Geneva Water Hub’s legal and policy expertise, shaped through global dialogue on water and peace.
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Building Legal Capacity and Knowledge on the Protection of Water from Armed Conflict
The Geneva Water Hub and its Platform for International Water Law promote the dissemination and a better understanding of the legal frameworks protecting water resources and water-related infrastructure during and after armed conflicts. Through our research and trainings, we aim at contributing to t...
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Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts
The Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts galvanises efforts to protect the human dignity of the population affected from armed conflicts. The alliance will disseminate existing legal and technical tools for the protection of freshwater and related installations from armed conflicts.
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Understanding the Reverberating Effects of Armed Conflict
Urban and rural water services are defined by an interdependency of people, hardware and consumables. These three components are reliant on each other for the proper functioning of the system. In addition, water services are complex and interconnected systems. The cumulative degradation of the syste...
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Shaping Law and Policy
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International Water Law Platform
The Geneva Water Hub, through its Platform for International Water Law, supports a better understanding of the principles and norms of international law regulating the utilization of shared water resources, including surface and groundwater. International relations and legal studies are used as conc...
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Group of Friends on Water and Peace
The Group of Friends on Water and Peace (GoFW&P) serves as an open and informal platform, providing representatives from interested countries with a space for dialogue, outreach, engagement, and dissemination among the broader international community on topics related to water and peace. The GoFW&P ...
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Partnerships for Impact
Meaningful partnerships are key to effectively advancing our mission. As a Geneva-based organization, we have cultivated strong relationships within the Geneva ‘ecosystem’ and worldwide.
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Water Foresighting
The Geneva Water Hub spearheads forward-thinking initiatives on how water will shape future development, peacebuilding, and humanitarian agendas. Our Water Futures programme convened some of the world's most innovative thinkers at a workshop in October 2023. The objectives were threefold: to inspire...
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Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
The Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace was inaugurated on 16 November 2015 in Geneva with the mission of developing proposals to strengthen the global framework for preventing and resolving water-related conflicts.
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Education and Training
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Summer School in Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations
The Geneva Water Hub's annual Summer School on "Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations," held since 2015, is a blended training program designed for professionals acting at strategic levels.
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Online Courses
The Geneva Water Hub offers specialized e-learning courses and programs tailored to water professionals. Our online courses are designed for small groups of participants, ensuring personalized attention and interactive learning experiences.
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Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)
The Geneva Water Hub has played a pivotal role in conceiving, developing, and delivering three Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs). With a collective enrollment surpassing 58 000 students on the Coursera platform, our commitment to expanding both our offerings and impact remains unwavering. We conti...
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Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training
The Geneva Water Hub, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, is offering a specialized training course on "Environmental Peacebuilding" in Geneva.
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Tailor-Made Courses (online and classroom)
The Geneva Water Hub also responds to specific training requests and develops and implements high-quality customized programmes and courses which fit the training needs of its partners.
Course content, programme, training material and assessment activities are developed in close consultation with...
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Setting the Research Agenda
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Legal Research
The Geneva Water Hub's legal research spans various domains, including International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law, International Environmental Law, and International Water Law.
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Critical Hydropolitics
The Geneva Water Hub conducts research on transboundary water management, collaborates with the Universities Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy to enhance scientific knowledge and inform public discourse, and works with the UNESCO Chair on Hydropolitics to develop research projects, edu...
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Reverberating Effects of Armed Conflict
In partnership with the ICRC, the Geneva Water Hub conducts research on the cascading consequences of armed conflict on water systems.
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Science Policy Interface
The Geneva Water Hub operates at the dynamic intersection of science and policy, serving as a pioneering ‘boundary organization’ on water for peace. Recognizing the fluid nature of the science-policy interface, we adapt different strategies in our work - ranging from the vulgarization of scientific ...
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Water Talks series
This series is an open-speech opportunity for researchers to expose and explain their ideas and their stances on contemporary challenges linked to water governance. The presentations, delivered in English, are short and impactful.
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Consultancy Services
Resources
The Geneva Water Hub’s online platform offers a wide range of resources. You will find a range of different formats each created especially for a particular target audience – student, scientist or professional.
Events
Dive into the heart of water issues and join a vibrant community of experts and enthusiasts. Our calendar is packed with stimulating events to learn, exchange ideas, and build together the future of sustainable water management.
News
Stay informed with the latest news from the world of water. From groundbreaking research and policy updates to career opportunities and community events.
