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International and Regional Organizations
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification. Kenya.
CEPIS
Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Global Water Partnership (GWP)
GWP is a working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles.
Inter-American Water Resources Network (IWRN)
The mission of the IWRN is to build and strengthen water resources partnerships between nations, organizations, and individuals; promote education and the open exchange of information and technical expertise; and enhance communication, cooperation, collaboration, and financial commitment to the implementation of integrated water and land resources management within the context of environmental and economic sustainability in the Americas.
UN and Partners on Environment
UN and Partners on Law of the Sea
UNEP - Water Branch
United Nations Environment Programme Water Branch.
UNESCO
Water Portal of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP)
International partnership of the world's leading development agencies concerned with water and sanitation services. Its mission is to alleviate poverty by helping the poor gain sustained access to improved water and sanitation services. It is managed through a head office in Washington, D.C. and four regional offices in South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and the Andean Region.
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)
International organisation that enhances collaboration in the water supply and sanitation sector, specifically in order to attain universal coverage of water and sanitation services for poor people around the world. WSSCC is really a cross between a professional association and an international NGO. It operates with a mandate from the United National General Assembly.
World Water Council (WWC)
WWC was founded following recommendations issued at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. It brings together more than 300 members from about 40 countries in a unique network. Its mission is to promote awareness of critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis.
 
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Rios Vivos (Live Rivers) supports not only issues related to the Prata River Basin but, also, acts and articulate in the Amazonian Basin in Brazilian and Bolivian territory. The Coalition has several members from Latin American countries and is a reference for civil society.


NEWS
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Indonesian NGOs consolidate advocacy strategy on ADB's Integrated Citarum Water Resource Management Project
Thu Jul 17 2008 - Source: Bank Information Center
On July 8-9, 2008, Indonesian NGOs held a two day workshop in Bandung, West Java on the ADB’s pipeline Integrated Citarum Water Resource Management (ICWRM) Project. The occasion marked the launch of the Peoples Alliance for Citarum (Aliansi Rakyat untuk Citarum-ARUM).
Towards the 5th World Water Forum
Mon Oct 29 2007 - Source: Green Cross
The International Steering Committee of the 5th World Water Forum and the Programme, Political Process and Communication Committees will hold their third series of meetings in Istanbul on 4-6 November 2007. This will also be the occasion to gather the thematic and regional coordinators for the first time in order to determine how to involve a wider constituency of organisations to represent contrasting perspectives.
Hunger takes centerstage
Wed Jan 21 2004 - Source: New Standard News
It is heartening to find the social movements and the civil society realizing the importance of the growing threat to food sovereignty as the main cause to rally around. By Devinder Sharma.


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