6th World Water Forum
12 Mar 2012 - 17 Mar 2012 Marseille, France Visit the Event site
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 World Water Forum is to tackle the challenges our world is facing and to bring water high on all political agendas.
The 6th World Water Forum innovates with:
- A platform of solutions, to last beyond 2012, for all to consult and contribute to.
- A roadmap to achieve concrete commitments, involving experts and decision-makers from different sectors and regions of the world.
- A new commission, “Grassroots & Citizenship”, to involve and mobilise civil society.
- A strengthening of the political process especially through significant contributions and commitments from parliamentarians and local and regional authorities from around the world.
- Debates on sensitive issues.
Key datas
- 140 ministerial delegations
- More than 180 countries represented
- Over 800 speakers
- 25 000 participants expected
- Over 400 hours of discussions and debates
- Over 250 sessions and panels and about 100 Grassroots & Citizenship events
- Regional Trialogues organised among Ministers, Parliamentarians and Local/ Regional Authorities.
- High Level Roundtables
One week of discussions, hot debates, solutions and best practice sharing in order to achieve concrete solutions and commitments for the cause of water.
ISEAL Affiliate Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) will be using the conference to release the first draft of its International Water Stewardship Standard on 13th March at a special session. The Standard is being developed through a multi-stakeholder Water Roundtable process which aims to be in line with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards. Visit the AWS site for more information.
For more information, visit the Forum website.
