World Water Council

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The World Water Council (English: "World Water Council", WWC) is a company incorporated in 1996, political think tank based in Marseille .

The World Water Council initiated under his then president Mahmoud Abu Zeid , the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation , that since 1997 every three-yearly World Water Forum . The World Water Council has over 300 representatives from business (e.g. the French electricity supplier EdF and the construction company Mitsubishi Heavy Industry ), ministries, science, international financial institutions (e.g. the World Bank ), the UN and local governments. Among the WWC-founders include the directors of international companies like the multinational group Suez .

aims

According to its own statements, the World Water Council wants to “promote awareness and action with regard to critical issues relating to water at all levels, including at the highest decision-making level, as well as the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water promote it in all its dimensions on an environmentally friendly basis for the benefit of all life on earth. ”According to its own account, the World Water Council is financed through contributions from its members and through support from the city of Marseille. Individual projects of the WWC are financed by donations and grants from governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations .

organization

William J. Cosgrove, former Vice President of the World Bank, was head of the World Water Council until 2004. He was succeeded on March 18, 2005 by Loïc Fauchon, head of the "Groupe des Eaux de Marseille". Loïc Fauchon was previously advisor to the President of WWC and then Vice President of the organization.

criticism

Critics accuse the World Water Council of promoting the privatization of the water supply . An indication of this is the great influence of the water companies in the World Water Council. The Canadian activist Tony Clarke described the World Water Council as a "cover for the water lobby ".

See also

Web links

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  1. ↑ List of Members as of December 2017 (PDF, 823 kB, April 2, 2018)
  2. ↑ "About us", self-description at http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=92