World Water Day Archives - Global Water Institute /gwi/tag/world-water-day/ ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:01:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´’s Global Water Institute Holds its First Official Event on World Water Day http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2017/03/23/world-water-day-global-water-institute/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carletons-global-water-institute-holds-its-first-official-event-on-world-water-day Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:05:50 +0000 http://carleton.ca/gwi/?p=180 In honour of World Water Day 2017, the at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University held its first official event: a seminar entitled presented by Clarissa Brocklehurst, an internationally recognized expert in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

]]> ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Marks World Water Day with Seminar on Water in the Era of the UN Sustainable Development Goals /gwi/2017/carleton-marks-world-water-day-with-seminar-on-water-in-the-era-of-the-un-sustainable-development-goals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carleton-marks-world-water-day-with-seminar-on-water-in-the-era-of-the-un-sustainable-development-goals Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:33:25 +0000 http://carleton.ca/gwi/?p=176 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s Global Water Institute will celebrate World Water Day with the seminar Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in the Era of the SDGs – New Directions and Emerging Trends presented by Clarissa Brocklehurst.

When: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 1 p.m.
Where: Room 3235, MacKenzie Building, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University
Info: Attendees are asked to send RSVPs to banu.ormeci@carleton.ca by March 20.

Media are invited to attend the event.

Brocklehurst began her career working on projects related to the water and sanitation needs of First Nations communities. She then managed water and sanitation projects in Togo and Sri Lanka before becoming the representative for WaterAid in Bangladesh and a Regional Urban Specialist for the World Bank Water and Sanitation Program in South Asia. In 1997, she was appointed the chief of UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Section, overseeing UNICEF’s water and sanitation programming in 100 countries and playing a role in developing strategy and advocacy for the global water supply and sanitation sector. Brocklehurst is now a consultant based in Ottawa.

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