Follow-up to the Kyoto 3rd World Water Forum

Portfolio of Water Actions is a compilation of 500 action plans from Kyoto to meet the international targets on water supply, sanitation and IWRM. The site can be searched with key-words. It allows you to register activities, update information on activities and monitor the progress.  Once you have registered your URL, it will automatically update from your own website. Alternatively you can email the information.

Discussions on follow-up, included recommendations that commitments made during the Forum are genuine, achievable, sustainable and measurable. There should be genuine political will and involvement of other sectors. Commitments should be communicated widely.

World Water Council disseminated an Analysis of the 3rd WWF. Lessons include:

• Move beyond problem-identification and focus on commitments and actions

• Regional meetings deserve more attention in preparatory period

• International meetings useful on financing, food trade, access to markets, trans-boundary waters, climate change, knowledge and skills

• Strategy and methodology required to synthesise regional inputs

• Involve Ministers and Local Authorities in preparations to create links and relevance between Forum and Ministerial Conference

• Strengthen link between Forum and other international water policy processes

• Sessions should be policy orientated