World Water Council calls on all governments to prioritize global water security

    Marseille, 22 March 2017 – Worldwide, the total cost of water insecurity to the global economy is estimated at US $500 billion annually.  In observance of World Water Day, the World Water Council (WWC) calls on all governments to focus on water issues and prioritize water resources and management.  “There is an absolute necessity to increase water security, which is an essential ingredient for social and economic development in all sectors,” urges World Water Council President Benedito Braga.

    3rd Water Loss Forum Turkey

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    Congresium International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sogutozu Cad. No: 1/A Cankaya 06510 Ankara Turkey
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    Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technology (TSITT)

    In 2014, Turkish government published a water loss control regulation which enforces municipalities and utilities to announce large size water loss control tenders. Therefore, several local and international companies have started their water loss control projects. This event is strongly supported by Turkish government which provides a unique opportunity for the companies to present their valuable solutions to Turkish municipalities and utilities.

    Inaugural Meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water

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    OECD Headquarters, Paris
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    OECD-WWC-Netherlands

    Together with the World Water Council and the Netherlands, the OECD is establishing this Roundtable to facilitate an ongoing dialogue between the water and finance communities (broadly interpreted) on how to overcome the global challenges of financing the investments needed for water security and sustainable economic growth and water’s contribution to the wider set of Sustainable Development Goals. More information

    8th Forum: Thematic Commission and Coordination Groups joint meeting

    World Water Council President Benedito Braga (center), surrounded by Thematic Process Commission Chair Torkil Jønch Clausen and Vice-Chair Jorge Werneck-Lima, speaks during the Thematic Commissions and Coordination Groups joint meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, February 2017
    On 2 and 3 February, the Thematic Commission of the 8th World Water Forum organized a meeting with the Theme Coordination Groups. The meeting, which can be considered as the starting point of the 8th World Water Forum Thematic Process, took place in Brasilia and followed the approval by the International Steering Committee of the Theme Coordinators in early January. All forty-five Coordinators attended the meeting, either in person or remotely.
     

    Water security for greater social justice

    World Water Council President Benedito Braga participated in an international workshop focused on the Human Right to Water in the company of top experts from around the world, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vatican City, 23 February 2017 ©CreativeCommons/Paul Williams
    World Water Council President Benedito Braga participated in an international workshop focused on the Human Right to Water and held at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City on 23 February. Speaking during the seminar “Geopolitics of water: the impact of climate change in water systems. Conflicts and perspectives”, President Braga focused his message on the absolute necessity of building water security to overcome the challenges brought by a changing climate to ensure peace worldwide. 
     

    Baku International Water Week

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    Baku, Azerbaijan
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    The government of Azerbaijan, Azersu OJSC, with the participation of the World Water Council

    The First Baku International Water Week is organized under the slogan “Water is not only the source of life but life itself” and will address major issues such as clean and sustainable water resources, access to sanitation services, environmental and ecological conditions, as well as climate change and drought. The First Baku International Water Week will be held with the support of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan in close collaboration with the World Water Council. It is expected to bring together specialists from over 40 countries and from 4 continents, including international...

    Watershed – Replenishing Water Values for a Thirsty World

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    Vatican City, Italy
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    The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, The Club of Rome

    On March 22nd, World Water Day 2017, Pope Francis will inspire a global conversation. His address from the Vatican will help shift how the world values and understands its single most precious resource: water. Immediately following the Papal address, at 10:30 a.m. CET, 400 thought leaders from around the world will convene at WATERSHED. These policy makers and academics, together with students, artists, business leaders and men and women from the most at-risk populations will begin an unprecedented dialogue around the value and values of water.

    World Water Council granted UNFCCC observer status

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    The World Water Council has been officially granted observer status to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during the 22nd Conference of Parties (CoP). This new status will enable the Council to engage more substantially with the climate negotiation processes and strengthen its efforts in raising visibility for water within the climate debate. 
     

    61st Board of Governors meeting

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    Baku, Azerbaijan
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    World Water Council
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