Éric Tardieu, appointed Vice-President of the World Water Council at the Board of Governors meeting in Paris on 11 December 2022, said : "I am proud and honoured by the trust placed in me and will do my utmost to represent the Water Community".

From Korea to Portugal via Malta, Loïc Fauchon has spent the last weeks on the road with one clear focus: to keep on mobilizing the water world around tangible answers on the field. This international tour took place only a few weeks before the 9th World Water Forum, Dakar 2022, and its main theme: “Water Security for Peace and Development".

Interview of Loïc Fauchon, President of the World Water Council
By Jean-François Eyraud, Chief Editor of GOMET NEWS (MARSEILLE, FRANCE)

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26 October 2020 – The 2020 Brazil Water Week brings together international water community to address challenges and provide solutions for ensuring access to “clean water and sanitation for all. World Water Council President Fauchon delivered remarks during the Opening ceremony of the 2020 Brazil Water Week.

Seoul, 10 November 2020 – Global Water Leaders Forum calls international community to accelerate global joint action based on solidarity in response to the COVID-19 and climate change crisis.

World Water Council President Fauchon delivers a keynote speech on Water Security for Peace and Development

18 October 2020 - World Water Council President Fauchon delivered remarks during the Opening ceremony of the Cairo Water Week 2020, one of the major events on the international water agenda.

Under the auspices of President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the third edition of the Cairo Water Week focusing on water security in arid regions was opened by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty. 

18 October 2020 – The 2020 Annual Conference of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society connects experts across the world.

World Water Council President addressed political leaders as well as water experts, scholars, and young professionals during the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES) Annual Conference.

6 October 2020 – For the C20 Summit, the World Water Council participated in the virtual panel discussion « In Dire Straits: the Need for Collective Action for Water Security » organized by the Civil Society Engagement Group C20, a G20 official engagement group.

President Loïc Fauchon together with UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina J. Mohammed, IUCN Director General, Bruno Oberle, and other high-level panelists discussed practical solutions and recommendations to drive collective action towards water security.