Water Association

Conduct primary research in emerging economies to identify the gap between water infrastructure and consumers, promote private finance collaborations between local governments, industries and institutional investors with a view to achieve the following goals:

•Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all;

•Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations;

•Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally;

•Substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity;

•Implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through trans-boundary cooperation as appropriate;

•Protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes;

•Expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies;

•Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the main EU initiative that organisation is working towards.

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Mr Bryan Fernando (Committee Member)

Mr Bryan Fernando (Committee Member)

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