A PROPOSAL FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLIES

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A PROPOSAL FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE
WATER SUPPLIES

• FIDIC 2005
• BEIJING, CHINA
• September 6, 2005

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Water is the major issue of this twenty-first
century, it is our common future. Together
societies and governments all over the World must
promote resolute actions allowing us to preserve
and guarantee this natural capital.President
Vincente Fox (Mexico)
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PROPOSAL

• FIDIC SHOULD ACTIVELY SEEK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
  4TH WORLD WATER FORUM (WWF4) IN MEXICO CITY.
• (March 16-23, 2006)

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The World Water Forum (WWF)

• What is the World Water Forum (WWF)?
• Does FIDIC have any past experience with the WWF?
• What opportunities does the 4th WWF present?

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WHAT IS THE WORLD WATER FORUM (WWF)?
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WWF OBJECTIVES

• Generate political commitment.
• Keep water on the top of the political agenda.
• Raise awareness of decision-makers and the
  public.
• Identify challenges to water security.
• Propose concrete solutions.
• Opportunity for exchange of views.

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2002 WORLD SUMMIT

• By the Year 2015, cut in half the proportion of
  people who lack access to safe drinking water and
  sanitation.
• (1.1 Billion people for safe drinking water)
• (2.4 Billion people for basic sanitation)

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FIDICS PAST EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORLD WATER
FORUM
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3rd World Water ForumKyoto, Japan (March 2003)

• Private sector engineers need to be included as
  part of the leadership group that guides our
  societies towards the solution of adequate and
  safe water for society.
• Capacity building for engineers in leadership and
  communication skills.
• Tools for promotion of technology transfer,
  capacity building, and sustainability measures.

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4TH WORLD WATER FORUMLOCAL ACTIONS FOR
AGLOBAL CHALLENGE
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FRAMEWORK THEMES

• Water For Development
• Implementing Integrated Water Resources
  Management
• Water Supply And Sanitation For All
• Water Management And Food And The Environment
• Water Security

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CROSS-CUTTING PERSPECTIVES

• New Models For Financing Local Water Initiatives
• Institutional Development And Political Processes
• Capacity-building And Social Learning
• Application Of Science, Technology And Knowledge
• Targeting, Monitoring And Implementation
  Assessment

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PROPOSAL

• FRAMEWORK THEME 1
• Water For Development
• CROSS-CUTTING PERSPECTIVE 3
• Capacity-building And Social Learning

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ADAPT OR DIE!Steyn LaubscherFIDIC President
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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

• SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT PROVIDE TANGIBLE RESULTS