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it's so i'll stay there it is right now fire on my name is r. k. l. i. natalie diplomatic
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and international relationship a specialist for the geneva what're hop
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what is the geneva what or how up uh we are
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the centre of the university of geneva and why do we work why are we here today
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uh we realise that there is a global water
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stress hotspots and those global water stress hotspot are actually
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quite often also places where there is quite a lot of fragility quite a lot of tension is quite a lot of violence
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we can see that in the middle east we can see that in the sahara region
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all we can see that in south america uh in in many aspects of the word so
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what we do is we use water and water cooperation as
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a vector for peace and as a vector for conflict transformation
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this is our vision this is how we work we're a non profit organisation where i'm working
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as the centre of the university of geneva and we're doing that in three aspect first policy advisory
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advocacy oh this is the first aspect we're doing this together with international partners
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so i guess it's research and education as i said we're we're centre of the universe of geneva
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so we're doing all the research that is needed to see
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how we can best use water corporation as a vector for peace
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and third we're doing networking we're doing that very well
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with this disorder partnership and all directors were here today um
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where we are today word two thousand we've been founded in two thousand fifteen into doesn't seventeen we've been
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having the lounge of the report a matter of survival from the global high level panel on watering piece
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and the quite recent highlight was in september this year resident the signing
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of the declaration between the minister um of water of can be yeah
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mauritania senegal and i'm going yeah uh
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regarding the i'm cynical mauritania ugly for basin
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and uh this is a project that the geneva what have has been supporting since it doesn't eighteen
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a business model we've been until now finance it mine a
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even a big majority bide a swiss uh agency for development corporation
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by the residual jean yves and by the graduate institute but we also have some for
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funding from the e. u. from the finish
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corporation and from spain regarding a few projects um
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let's keep that and market position that's where i want to spend a few times
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um the geneva what ahead has a quite unique position like we're i'm in
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competition with the h. e. duff which is also doing a lot of research indication
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with c. we which is also working in the police in advisory but the geneva
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word how does the only a centre who really do all the aspects could do
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research and education if you do a policy and um engagement with
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the global agenda and you do also all this networking bit global partners
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uh impact we're working mainly at the cross sectoral approach between us to just six and s. t. g. sixteen
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we work again i'm on gender equality with inclusion of women
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on sustainable city in communities on partnerships as a set already
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and on quality education just a given in and and which um and number recording or
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impact qualities indication with trained more than ten thousand students over the word on whether corporation
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ah quickly me to t. i. we're a team of eleven professional
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working quite hardly everyday artsy make water corporation the tool for peace
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and partnership we're working together with a university
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the american university in the root we're working with
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um the centre for the lake region in rush uh we're working with the um organisation of american states
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uh just to give you a big overview globally oh
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but we're also working on specific notes for example regarding dudes
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regarding the media we have a right now with training of a journalist
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uh for the word water for i'm i'm we're working on several aspects and several notes
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uh but we have a big challenge and this is where i also want to spend a few times we
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have um lack of diversity of core from things were
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still liking to millions of for core activities for the next
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two years um and this is really keen for us to continue developing or activities
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um through time and we uh as much independence as possible
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because again we're research based and we want to stay that way
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uh my name is now okay i'll once again representing the geneva what hop so don't hesitate to come also at