GWP Youth Engagement Strategy - 2015

The youth strategy draws attention to the important development challenges that young people will inherit, and the importance of engaging youth in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable economic development as the demand for natural resources, and particularly water, increases. It provides a framework to guide the GWP organisation and Network in engaging with young people, youth organisations, and young water professionals, and to empower them to become agents of change. It supports both youth participation in traditional water programmes and processes, and youth-led approaches for advancing water security. This GWP Youth Strategy was developed by young people in consultation with youth-led organisations. Contributions to the publication were also made by GWP Network Partners and international organisations, including the African Ministers’ Council on Water and the Asian Development Bank, who were actively developing youth strategies.