Events

This Special Feature event by the North American Youth Parliament for Water is taking place at the auspices of the Clean Water Virtual Conference will be an opportunity for attendees to meet young leaders in the water sector and be the first to hear announcements by this network on new opportunities and programs. The American and Canadian Co-Presidents and Co-Founders, Lynn Porta (a current Water Resources Policy & Management MS student at OSU) and Laina Timberg will present the North American Youth Parliament for Water (NAYPW) to attendees. This special feature will also include a unique introduction to NAYPW and the World Youth Parliament for Water by the President of the WYPW Board, Lindsey Aldaco-Manner. Special opportunities for the OSU community and broader NAYPW network will be announced for the first time publicly at this Special Feature Event!

About the World Youth Parliament for Water

The World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) is a network of regional and national chapters that organize youth and young professionals working in development related to water (18-35 years old) to make waves in the water sector. The WYPW advocates for youth-inclusive global development and for the inclusion of youth voices, expertise, and perspectives in water-related decision-making platforms at local, national, regional, and global scales. To watch how the Young Leaders of the World Youth Parliament for Water make a change in Brasilia, please click here.

About North American Youth Parliament for Water

The mission of the NAYPW is to bring together young water leaders from across North America to develop solutions for the most pressing shared water issues. We want to ensure that waters are protected for future generations and are committed to working towards many aspects of equity regarding safe and secure access to drinking water, water policy, and research & management advocacy. We will develop programs engaging youth under 18, promote water-related research, bring together different disciplines, peoples and groups & influence governmental policy towards a sustainable, equitable present and future, all the while becoming a voice for youth in North America. In our Special Feature Event with the Clean Water Virtual Conference, we will be making public our first two key announcements and participation opportunities toward these goals.