5th World Water Forum:

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5th World Water ForumBridging Divides for
Water

• 15-22 March 2009
• Istanbul, Turkey

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When
International Year of Sanitation MDG mid-term
evaluation to be incorporated into 5th Forum
Preparatory Process
Results emerging issues
Future Action
2008
2009
5th World Water Forum
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Where Istanbul,Turkey

• A history rich in water resources, culture and
  technology
• A region where the availability of water
  resources is essential to maintaining cooperation
  for peace and prosperity
• At the crossroads between East and West, North
  and South, Europe and Asia, rich and poor,
  developed and developing countries

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What Over-arching theme"Bridging Divides for
Water"

• Creating enhanced understanding and improved
• information exchange amongst
• Water users, decision makers, practitioners
• Local, regional and global levels
• Rich and poor
• Youth and experienced generations
• Stakeholders inside and outside the water sector
  (health, climate, population dynamics)
• Thematic and Political issues

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Working organisation3 Committees and Working
Groups
Each Committee reports to the International
Steering Commitee.
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Principles for building a thematic framework

• A pyramid structure including
• A limited number of major themes with quality
  inputs
• A framework enabling participation of a large
  diversity of stakeholders
• Each topic session prepared using a short
  series of key questions

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2 issues
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Programme Framework6 main themes

• Providing Water for Sustainable Development
• Global Changes Risk Management
• Advancing Human Development and the MDGs
• Managing and protecting water resources and their
  supply systems to meet human and environmental
  needs
• Enabling Mechanisms for Development
• Governance and management
• Finance
• Education, Knowledge and Capacity Building

Ends
Means
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Forum Political ProcessWhat does it mean?

• Involve decision-makers and trigger commitment
• Strengthen good governance of water resources and
  increase attention given to water issues
• Bridge the thematic process and the political
  process involve other stakeholders
• Build on the experience of previous Fora and, in
  particular, facilitate dialogue between political
  groups
• Governments
• Parliamentarians
• Local Authorities

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Forum regional processesWhat is it?

• A regional status of water and sanitation
• A focus on regional and local specifities
• A definition of particular regional objectives
• A regional action plan
• Concrete actions to bring to the Forum
• Example The Asia Pacific Water Summit Process

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Other Forum Components

• Panels
• Fair Expo
• Open segment
• Social Cultural Events
• Water Prizes
• Side Events

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How to get involved?

• Contribute to the thematic process as a
• Thematic coordinator
• Topic coordinator
• Session organiser
• Join one of the working groups
• Become a regional partner
• Become a panel member
• Host a meeting
• Carry out communication activities within your
  organisation and in partnership with other
  institutions

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Timeline
Today

• Present First Announcement and Programme
  Framework
• Guidelines for thematic and regional
  coordinators finalised
• Initiation of Regional processes

Nov. 2007
Jan. 2008
March 2009
June 2008
August 2008
Sept. 2008
Jan. 2009
Nov. 2008
March 2008
2nd Political Prep. Meeting
- 2nd Announcement - Registration Opens
4th Political Prep. Meeting
1st Thematic Coordinator Meeting
5th World Water Forum
Final Session Programme
- 3rd Political Prep. Meeting - 3rd Announcement
2nd Thematic Coordinator Meeting
- 3rd Thematic Coordinator Meeting - 1st
Political Prep. Meeting
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Other questions

• How is this Forum going to make a difference?
• What can the Forum accomplish in terms of
  concrete actions?
• Why should I participate?

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www. worldwaterforum5.org
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• 5th Forum Secretariat
• DSI 14. Bölge Müdürlügü
• Libadiye Cad. Nop 54
• 34696 Küçükçamlica
• Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• info_at_worldwaterforum5.org

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• WWC Headquarters
• 2-4 place dArvieux
• Espace Gaymard
• 13002 Marseilles, France
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• www_at_worldwatercouncil.org

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5th World Water ForumBridging Divides for Water

• 15-22 March 2009
• Istanbul, Turkey