FAN's activities at the WSSD were based in the WaterDome from 28 August to 3 September. Here FAN coordinated a large exhibition space and meeting room, called the Thirst World, where 40 NGOs from all over the world came to exhibit, meet and participate in the WaterDome workshops.
The Thirst World was set up for NGOs from across the world to showcase their work in a creative and positive way. It provided a refreshing counter-balance to the large institutional exhibitors at the WaterDome (Donors, World Bank, Governments, UN etc) and a space to demonstrate alternative, pro-poor and environmentally sustainable approaches to securing water supplies for people's basic needs, for food security and for ecosystems.
FAN members also held a full programme of very interesting meetings in the WaterDome.
Overall this project was a success in that it managed to bring together a quality group of NGOs, from all regions, and representing both large international organisations to smaller, younger local NGOs. The range of issues represented was diverse and the quality of experience the participants brought to the WaterDome was very high.
FAN Members that attended the WaterDome
- Friends of the Earth Middle East (Israel, Jordan & Palestine)
Friends of the Earth Middle East: Good Water Neighbours Project
- Global Nature Fund (Germany)
Living Lakes
- Peace Trust (India)
Water Pollution by Industry
- WaterAid (International)
WaterAid
- Italian Committee for a Global Water Contract (Italy)
World Water Coalition of Citizens' Organisations Fighting Against Water Privatisation and Commoditisation
- Mvula Trust (South Africa)
South African NGOs for Community Management
- Rios Vivos Coalition; & BothEnds (Brazil; Netherlands)
River Basin Strategies
- Tearfund (UK and Partners)
Water and Disasters
- Vitae Civilis (Brazil)
Connecting People and Water: Participatory Schemes for Watershed Management and Compensation for Environmental Systems
- National Association of Professional Environmentalists-NAPE (Uganda)
NAPE Lobby: The Experience of the Bujagali Dam, Uganda
- Fundacin para el Desarrollo Urbano - FUDEU (Costa Rica)
New Strategies for the Collaborative Management of Water: Costa Rican Experiences
- Alternativas y Procesos de Participacin Social (Mexico)
Quali - Water Forever
- Coordinadora Indgena y Campesina de Agroforestera Comunitaria Centroamericana / Central American Indigenous Community Forestry Co-ordination (ACICAFOC) (Costa Rica)
Ancient Community Forest Management to Preserve Water Springs
- Network on Advocacy for Water in Southern Africa (South Africa)
NAWISA
- Habitat International Coalition (Senegal)
Habitat International Coalition/ENDA TW-HEC
- Mouvement National des Consommateurs (MNC) (Cameroon)
MNC Cameroon
- Mwanza Environmental Sympathizers Organization (MES) & Foundation Help (Tanzania)
Lake Victoria, East Africa
- Streams of Knowledge; Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD); & Cinara (Philippines; Zimbabwe; Colombia)
Streams of Knowledge
- Earth Forever (Bulgaria)
Youth for Water and Sanitation
- Overseas Development Institute (UK)
ODI Water Policy Programme: Water, Livelihoods and Poverty
- Green Front Iran (Iran)
Water Crisis and Consumption Patterns
- Saviya Development Foundation (Sri Lanka)
Saviya - Sri Lanka
- International Institute for Human Rights, Environment and Development (INHURED International); & Nepal Water Conservation Foundation (NCWF) (Nepal)
Water Nepal
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) (India)
Catch Rain Where It Falls
- Society for Water and Public Health Protection (SWAPHEP) (Nigeria)
Society for Water and Public Health Protection (SWAPHEP)
- Barefoot College (India)
Global Rainwater Harvesting Collective
- Drylands Co-ordination Group (Norway)
Drylands Co-ordination Group
- NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation; & Brotee (Bangladesh)
Water: The Challenge in Bangladesh
- UTTHAN Trust (India)
Good Governance - The Key To Sustainable Development
- Development VISIONS (Pakistan)
Indus Valley Water Booth
- Maji na Ufanisi (Kenya)