We — signatories to the AMWAJ Manifesto — commit to protect, restore and enhance the value of ecosystems related to water around Europe, the Mediterranean and Middle East regions, including the sea, mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.
We respectfully call on professionals from the media, business, research and policy to create synergies across and beyond the shores of the Mediterranean to drive coaction towards reliable and sustainable water for all by:
• Building communication and leadership capacity with all stakeholders
• Deploying educational tools for the next generation and the public to learn more about the value of natural ecosystems
• Communicating around gender equality in all forms publicly and privately
• Promoting collective investment in water-related ecosystems restoration
• Influencing policymaking to provide national and local funding schemes for better involvement of citizens and residents
• Promoting the role of incubators to support innovative water and energy entrepreneurship for greater social impact
• Creating content about water and energy in the Mediterranean region through field stories, news, articles and innovative storytelling techniques in the commonly spoken languages.
We are committed to developing water content and communication tools for high-impact activities in order to empower the next generation of leaders to influence and urge national governments and financial institutions to ramp up policies and investments to protect and restore water-related ecosystems and promote sustainable water management… more
