Politics Get into Water

Triennial Report 2006-2009

Published by: World Water Council
Date: October 2009
Pages: 39
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Water at a Crossroads

Dialogue and Debate at the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul 2009

Published by: World Water Council
Date: August 2009
Pages: 70
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Global Water Framework

Outcomes of the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul 2009

Published by: World Water Council; Secretariat of the 5th World Water Forum; Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Date: August 2009
Pages: 107
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Don't stick your head to the sand

Towards a framework for climate-proofing

Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2009
Pages: 25
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Perspectives on water and climate change adaptation

Introduction, summaries and key messages

Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2009
Pages: 27
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Water and Disaster

High-level Expert Panel on Water and Disaster/UNSGAB

Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2009
Pages: 21
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Creditor Reporting System on Aid Activities 2008

in Support of Water Supply and Sanitation 2001-2006

Published by: OECD/DAC Secretariat and the World Water Council
Date: November 2008
Pages: 204
ISBN: 978-92-64-05172-0
Availability: Available in English and French from the OECD online bookshop.
Summary: This publication presents comprehensive statistics on aid flows in support of water supply and sanitation for the years 2001-2006, including trends in donors’ aid and the degree of targeting of countries most in need. Individual donor profiles provide summary statistics in the form of charts and tables, and descriptions of donors’ development co-operation policies in the water sector. The publication also records the relevant aid activities reported by DAC members and multilateral institutions to the CRS Aid Activity database (Creditor Reporting System). The information is based on individual commitments and disbursements of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to water supply and sanitation. 

Synthesis of the 4th World Water Forum

Coordinated by: Daniel Zimmer and Cesar Herrera
Edited by: Paul Van Hofwegen and Polioptro Martinez Austria 
Editorial Supervisors: Charles Baubion, Colin Herron and Jaime Collado
Published by: World Water Council and the Secretariat of the 4th World Water Forum
Date: Août 2006
Pages: 131
ISBN: 968-817-780-6
Availability: On-line version available in English (PDF, 4.2 MB) and in Spanish (PDF, 2.6 MB).
Summary: The World Water Council and the Secretariat of the 4th World Water Forum co-produced this Synthesis of the 4th World Water Forum in order to provide Forum participants and the international water community with the main messages, lessons learnt, and key recommendations presented in all the events that comprised the Forum.

Final Report of the 4th World Water Forum

Published by: World Water Council and the Secretariat of the 4th World Water Forum
Date: August 2006
Pages: 258
ISBN: 968-817-782-2
Availability: On-line version available in English (PDF, 19.5 MB).
Summary: All the Forum’s components are presented in this compilation, which includes detailed descriptions of every session presented, summaries of each day’s outcomes, a review of activities in which various groups were involved, a presentation of the Water Fair and Expo, all punctuated by many attractive photos of participants and events. 

Task Force on Financing Water For All - Report 1. Enhancing Access To Finance For Local Governements - Financing Water For Agriculture

Chaired by: Angel Gurria
Written by: Paul Van Hofwegen 
Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2006
Pages: 61
ISBN: 92-95017-12-9
Availability: On-line version available here (PDF 1,23 MB). Download English Summary (PDF, 128 KB).
Summary: This report carry out an evaluation of progress made on water financing issues since Kyoto (March 2003). 

The Right to Water - From Concept to Implementation.

Written by: Céline Dubreuil
Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2006
Pages: 52
ISBN: 92-95017-11-10
Availability: On-line version of the report available here (PDF 1,29 MB). Download English Summary (PDF, 252 KB). Télécharger le résumé en français (PDF, 304 KB). Descargar resumen en español (PDF, 310 KB).
Summary: The report identifies the conditions necessary for effective implementation of the right to water and in particular the necessary implication of all stakeholders at the local and national levels.

Costing MDG Target 10 on Water Supply and Sanitation: Comparative Analysis, Obstacles and Recommendations.  

Written by: Jérémie Toubkiss
Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2006
Pages: 65
ISBN: 92-95017-13-7
Availability: On-line version available here (PDF 1,3 MB) . Download English Summary (PDF, 244 KB). Télécharger le résumé en français (PDF, 272 KB).
Summary: This report compares eleven assessments costing MDG Target 10 on water supply and sanitation. It identifies potential weaknesses in each calculation method and and explains the reasons for the differing estimates. It also highlights the difficulty of comparing the various estimated costs and of costing Target 10, and formulates recommendations for future cost assessments.

Official Development Assistance for Water from 1990 to 2004 - Figures and trends.  

Written by: Florence Clermont
Published by: World Water Council
Date: March 2006
Pages: 65
ISBN: 92-95017-13-7
Availability: On-line version available here (PDF 1,25 MB). Download English Summary (PDF, 76 KB).
Summary: This report is an analysis of figures and trends of ODA in the water sector through OECD data.

Proceedings of the Workshop on Water and Politics
Understanding the Role of Politics in Water Management

Published by: World Water Council

Date: August 2004

Pages: 276

ISBN: 92-95017-09-9

Availability: On-line version available here.

Summary: These are the proceedings of the two-day workshop on "Water and Politics" that was organised on February 26-27, 2004 by the WWC and the World Conservation Union, with the support of the Water Supply Group of Marseille.

E-Conference Synthesis: Virtual Water Trade - Conscious Choices

Published by: World Water Council

Date: March 2004

Pages: 23

ISBN: 92-95017-10-2

Availability: On-line version available here (PDF, 947 KB).

Summary: The e-conference was organised from August 2003 to January 2004. The document presents the synthesised deliberations and findings of all contributions and the comments received on the draft synthesis report.