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5th World Water ForumBridging Divides for
Water
  • 15-22 March 2009
  • Istanbul, Turkey

2
When
International Year of Sanitation MDG mid-term
evaluation to be incorporated into 5th Forum
Preparatory Process
Results emerging issues
Future Action
2008
2009
5th World Water Forum
3
Where Istanbul,Turkey
  • A history rich in water resources, culture and
    technology
  • A region where the availability of water
    resources is essential to maintaining cooperation
    for peace and prosperity
  • At the crossroads between East and West, North
    and South, Europe and Asia, rich and poor,
    developed and developing countries

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What Over-arching theme"Bridging Divides for
Water"
  • Creating enhanced understanding and improved
  • information exchange amongst
  • Water users, decision makers, practitioners
  • Local, regional and global levels
  • Rich and poor
  • Youth and experienced generations
  • Stakeholders inside and outside the water sector
    (health, climate, population dynamics)
  • Thematic and Political issues

5
Working organisation3 Committees and Working
Groups
Each Committee reports to the International
Steering Commitee.
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Principles for building a thematic framework
  • A pyramid structure including
  • A limited number of major themes with quality
    inputs
  • A framework enabling participation of a large
    diversity of stakeholders
  • Each topic session prepared using a short
    series of key questions

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2 issues
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Programme Framework6 main themes
  • Providing Water for Sustainable Development
  • Global Changes Risk Management
  • Advancing Human Development and the MDGs
  • Managing and protecting water resources and their
    supply systems to meet human and environmental
    needs
  • Enabling Mechanisms for Development
  • Governance and management
  • Finance
  • Education, Knowledge and Capacity Building

Ends
Means
9
Forum Political ProcessWhat does it mean?
  • Involve decision-makers and trigger commitment
  • Strengthen good governance of water resources and
    increase attention given to water issues
  • Bridge the thematic process and the political
    process involve other stakeholders
  • Build on the experience of previous Fora and, in
    particular, facilitate dialogue between political
    groups
  • Governments
  • Parliamentarians
  • Local Authorities

10
Forum regional processesWhat is it?
  • A regional status of water and sanitation
  • A focus on regional and local specifities
  • A definition of particular regional objectives
  • A regional action plan
  • Concrete actions to bring to the Forum
  • Example The Asia Pacific Water Summit Process

11
Other Forum Components
  • Panels
  • Fair Expo
  • Open segment
  • Social Cultural Events
  • Water Prizes
  • Side Events

12
How to get involved?
  • Contribute to the thematic process as a
  • Thematic coordinator
  • Topic coordinator
  • Session organiser
  • Join one of the working groups
  • Become a regional partner
  • Become a panel member
  • Host a meeting
  • Carry out communication activities within your
    organisation and in partnership with other
    institutions

13
Timeline
Today
  • Present First Announcement and Programme
    Framework
  • Guidelines for thematic and regional
    coordinators finalised
  • Initiation of Regional processes

Nov. 2007
Jan. 2008
March 2009
June 2008
August 2008
Sept. 2008
Jan. 2009
Nov. 2008
March 2008
2nd Political Prep. Meeting
- 2nd Announcement - Registration Opens
4th Political Prep. Meeting
1st Thematic Coordinator Meeting
5th World Water Forum
Final Session Programme
- 3rd Political Prep. Meeting - 3rd Announcement
2nd Thematic Coordinator Meeting
- 3rd Thematic Coordinator Meeting - 1st
Political Prep. Meeting
14
Other questions
  • How is this Forum going to make a difference?
  • What can the Forum accomplish in terms of
    concrete actions?
  • Why should I participate?

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www. worldwaterforum5.org
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  • 5th Forum Secretariat
  • DSI 14. Bölge Müdürlügü
  • Libadiye Cad. Nop 54
  • 34696 Küçükçamlica
  • Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Tel 90 216-325-4992
  • Fax 90 216-428-0992
  • info_at_worldwaterforum5.org

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  • WWC Headquarters
  • 2-4 place dArvieux
  • Espace Gaymard
  • 13002 Marseilles, France
  • Tel 33 4 91 99 41 00
  • Fax 33 4 91 99 41 01
  • www_at_worldwatercouncil.org

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  • Questions Answers

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5th World Water ForumBridging Divides for Water
  • 15-22 March 2009
  • Istanbul, Turkey
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