Important deadlines

Dear Butterfly Effect members,

We have just received some additional information regarding the World Water Forum. Below you will find updates on the various processes.

[URGENT] Regional Process

If you wish to take part in the Europe Regional Process, you can apply to the Europe Regional Sessions at the following link: https://pt.surveymonkey.com/r/WWF2018ERS

Please find attached the description of these sessions.
The questionnaire is very short (5-10 minutes), we advise you to do it today, because a first deadline is indicated for today, and to announce us your candidacy.


Citizen’s Process

Nominations to have a free booth (4m²) or to broadcast Power Point presentations and other communication support is open until 4 December (11:59 pm UTC -2). More information here. The Butterfly Effect will submit a request for a booth, and would like to invite its members who have proposals to suggest to get in touch with the Butterfly Effect Secretariat.

In addition, if you want to participate in the Citizen Forum sessions, you can start looking at the list here, and follow the steps in the document to get involved. Kindly signal your interest in the sessions to the Butterfly Effect so we can keep track of our members' involvement in the Forum!

Contact us at: butterflyeffectcoalition@gmail.com
 

Political Process

The 1st PrepCom of the political process to discuss the ministerial declaration will take place on 13 and 14 December in Paris. Organizations that have been formally invited to take part can register to the meeting here. We will keep you informed on the outcomes of  meeting later in December. 


Sustainability process

A first draft of sessions has been proposed, and is still being validated. You can, however, start looking at the list here.
 

Registration at the Forum

Registration for the Forum is open: http://www.worldwaterforum8.org/register
Preferential rates are available until 15 December.

Regarding funding opportunities, from what we know so far, only people who can show they are ACTIVELY AND OFFICIALLY involved in the Forum will be eligible for financial support. This means that if your organization is officially convener (part of a coordination group at some level in one of the processes), you are eligible. Applications for funding should be open starting Monday 4 December and will ONLY be available on the Forum website.

Financial support should cover: entrance/ registration, flight, hotel accommodation. It will not include compensation for visa and insurance. All will be in-kind/ provided and there may be some additional exceptions. Organizations who think they qualify for the financial support should get in touch with their relevant coordinator. Once  you have confirmed your eligibility with the proper coordinator, keep your eyes open for the proper application forms online. If you are eligible for financing, we advise our members to confirm their financial support before registering.

If not, or if you think you might be involved in the Forum later, we advise you to register now and to indicate in which sessions you plan on being a speaker. 
 
Also, please note that the Butterfly Effect is still waiting information regarding sponsorship opportunities and will share its findings in the following newsletters.
 

Our members in the Thematic Process

The Butterfly Effect would like to update the mapping of its members’ participation in the Thematic Process of the upcoming Forum. If you have been selected as session coordinator, please inform us by filling out the following Google Doc. To help you fill out the document, here is the full list of Themes, Topics and Sessions of the Thematic Process. 

If you have any additional information that you think might be of relevance to the Butterfly Effect, please contact us! butterflyeffectcoalition@gmail.com