6th World Water Forum

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Every three years since 1997, the World Water Forum mobilises creativity, innovation, competence and know-how in favour of water. It gathers all stakeholders around today’s local, regional and global issues that cannot be undertaken without all stakeholders into a common framework of goals and concrete targets to reach.

The goal of the 6th Forum is to tackle the challenges our world is facing and to bring water high on all political agendas. To this end, policy makers, elected officials, mayors, water professionals, experts, institutions, users associations and civil society are invited to participate.

Themed Priorities for Action:

• Guarantee access to water for all and the Right to water

• Improve access to integrated sanitation services for all
• Contribute to hygiene and health through water and sanitation
• Prevent and respond to water-related risks and crises
• Contribute to Cooperation and Peace through water
• Balance multiple uses through Integrated Water Resource Management
• Contribute to food security by optimal use of water
• Harmonize water and energy
• Promote green growth and value ecosystem services
• Improve the quality of water resources and ecosystems
• Adjust pressures and footprints of human activities on water
• Respond to climate and global changes in an urbanizing world

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