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15 May 2013
Opening Ceremony of the 7th World Water Forum Kick-off Meeting in Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Countdown to 7th World Water Forum starts ticking
Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea, 15 May 2013 - “The 7th World Water Forum will bridge the solutions of the last Forum to their implementation and will have high in the agenda the issue of Science and Technology agenda to stop...
13 May 2013

Korean Prime Minister Greets Council Governors in Seoul
This week the Council’s Board members gathered in Seoul , Republic of Korea, for their second meeting of the year. A dense agenda awaited them as well as a warm welcome from Korea’s Prime Minister Hongwon Chung. At the welcoming...
09 May 2013
Far left: Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea Suh Seoung-hwan. Far right, World Water Council President Benedito Braga and second to right, Council Governor and Co-chair of the International Steering Committee of the 7th World Water Forum Soontak Lee.
Towards a successful 7th World Water Forum
Sejong City, Republic of Korea, 9 May 2013 - The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Suh Seoung-hwan, received the President of the World Water Council, Ben Braga and Lee Soontak, Co-chair of the International...
18 April 2013
WWC President Ben Braga with Minister of Water Resources of Burkina Faso HE Mamounata Belem Ouedraogo on the left and ICOLD President Adama Nombre in the center
A dedicated ministry to water access and sanitation
Access to water and sanitation remains a full priority for Sub-Saharan Africa as 330 million people lack access to clean water and 565 million to sanitation facilities. During his stay in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, at the Water...