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TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY. TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY. OUR WORLD RIGHT NOW. Water and sanitation crisis and progress Food, energy, urbanization, finances, development Need for collaboration, understanding, solutions and commitments .
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TOGETHERWE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY OUR WORLD RIGHT NOW • Water and sanitation crisis and progress • Food, energy, urbanization, finances, development • Need for collaboration, understanding, solutions and commitments SECURING WATER ENSURES A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME .
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE COUNCIL TODAY A worldwide networkwith wide-ranging competenciesthat facilitates water policy dialogues and motivates actions
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY OUR AMBITION Identify future challenges Raise political awareness Provide a platform for the water community EXPLORE DISCUSS BRING TOGETHER
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY FOCUS FOR 2013-2015 Catalyzing collective action during and in between each World Water Forum Bringing people together through active hydro-politics Exploring newideas and concepts
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY A STRATEGIC APPROACH Active hydro-politics • The United Nations system • National Governments • Parliaments • Local Authorities
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY A STRATEGIC APPROACH New ideas and concepts • The Right to Water • Water, Food and Energy • Water for Health and Nature • Climate and water-related disasters • Water, demography and urban development • Water and Green Growth • IWRM
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM The World Water Forum is the largest international event in the field of water. 20,000 registered participants from over 170 countries attended the last edition in Marseille.
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUMS 5700 (114 countries) 35,000 (173 countries) 24,000 (130 countries) 500 (63 countries) 20,000 (150 countries) 25,000 (192 countries)
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY Connecting Political -Technical – NGOs – Citizens – SH’s THE WORLD WATER FORUM Objectives: • Gather all stakeholderstogether to debate questions related to water, its management and access • Formulateconcreteproposals and encourage action and solutions • Solicittrue and lasting politicalcommitment A platform for debates and exchange on questions that are relevant for improved water management and access to water supply and sanitation An open and constructive place for discusssion
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM The Forum is not just a week long event. It necessitatesyears of preparation to achievebalanced and useful interaction. Thematic Process Political processes NEW Science and Technology Process Regional Process
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM Changes are first and foremost of a political nature and must befound by reinforcing dialogue between: Governments Parliamentarians Local Authorities Intergovernmental Organisations / United Nations NGOs / Civil Society / Users Professionals / Scientists / Experts Public and Private Companies
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM International Steering Committee (ISC) 7th World Water Forum Organizational Structure National Committee (NC) World Water Council (WWC) 7th World Water Forum Secretariat Citizens & Youth Forum Expo & Fair Water prizes Side Events Process Commissions Thematic Process Commission Regional Process Commission Political Process Commission Science & Technology Process Commission
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM PoliticalProcess: A multi-levelapproach ThematicProcess Input RegionalProcess Input MinisterialProcess ParliamentariansProcess Local AuthoritiesProcess Declarations & Outputs 15
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM PoliticalProcess: MinisterialConference • Statement from the Budapest Water Summit will provide a sound starting point • Focus on the post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals • Preparationwillbecarried out through a series of PrepComs PoliticalProcess: ParliamentarianProcess • Will depend on Regional synergies • Development of a ParliamentarianHelpDeskMechanism PoliticalProcess: Local and RegionalAuthorities • Will depend on Regional synergies • FurtherDevelopment of the Istanbul Water Consensus 16
Progress Thematic Framework • Hierarchy • Slogan→ Theme → Issue → Session • Theme Progress • Working Group • Design Group: Theme • Session Group: Issue and Session • Special Group: Special Program
WWF7 Regional Process: Americas South America North America Central America & Caribbean Sub Groups
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM Roadmap 7th World Water Forum (12-17 April 2015) Kick-off Meeting (13-15 May 2013) 2nd SCM (27-28 Feb. 2014) Registration Call for Side-Events Request for Water Expo and other events 21
TOGETHER WE MAKE WATER A GLOBAL PRIORITY THE WORLD WATER FORUM 2nd SCM (Stakeholders Consultation Meeting) • Date27-28 Feb. 2014 • LocationGyeongju, Gyeongbuk Province / Korea • Objective • To further detail the current framework and its components • To identify working groups for content development, program • development, operation & session operation • → Everyone can get involved. • Program available at https://worldwaterforum7.org/en/Scm/About/Program
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