4th World Water Forum Mexico 2006

FANs stand at the Water Fair  

The stand served as a crucial space for the different NGOs to meet up and strategize, to display their publications and promote their work. 

Members found it to be a useful space to conduct informal meetings and a welcoming place to take time to unwind between sessions. 

FAN members reflect on 4^th World Water Forum
FAN has conducted a survey among members who attended the Forum to gather their personal impressions

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FAN, FANCA, ANEW and FAN-Mex sessions

FAN, FANCA, ANEW and FAN-Mex convened five civil society organization sessions at the Forum.  FAN members presented local actions from South Asia, Africa, Central and South America and should be congratulated for the high quality of their work and presentations.  We received very positive reports from people who enjoyed our sessions and the emphasis on real local actions. 

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MANEJO COMUNITARIO DEL AGUA EN AMRICA LATINA
COMMUNITY WATER MANAGEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA 
Convened by la Red Centroamericana de Accin del Agua (FANCA)

Central American civil social organisations demonstrated how it is possible for civil society, governments, national congresses and donor organisations to come together and reach agreements regarding the development of water laws that adequatly reflect the concerns of multiple stakeholders

Experiences from la Federacin de Servicios de Agua Potable de Chile presented by Natalia Sarmiento of Federacin Gremial de Servicios de Agua Potable Rural de Chile

Valoracin de la gestin local en el manejo de los recursos hdricos presented by Ima Avila GEMAS. Panam

Planeacin ciudadana para el manejo integral de microcuencas presented by Jacobo Espinoza of Amigos de los Volcanes AC. Mxico

Seguridad hdrica y alimentaria como condiciones de posibilidad para el desarrollo de la mujer. Mxico

IMPLEMENTING THE 2002 JOHANNESBURG COMMITMENTS
African Civil Society facilitating meaningful participation for IWRM
Convened by African Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW)

African civil society organizations shared their experiences about public partnerships for effective participation in implementing IWRM at community level

Participatory community based water sources conservation 
Pitio Ndyeshumba, WATSANET, Tanzania

Integrated watershed management through progressive terracing techniques
Frank Habineza, Rwanda Wildlife Clubs

National community water conservation programme
Essam Nada, Arab Office for Youth and Environment (AOYE), Egypt

Community based water leaks project
Simphiwe Nojiyeza, EarthLife Africa, South Africa

Expert Panelists were Prof. Edward Kairu (Maji na Ufansi), Kenya and Barbara Schreiner, Chief Director Dept Water Affairs and Forestry DWAF South Africa

RIVERS and WETLANDS: A NEGOTIATED APPROACH (Global)
Convened by Ecoa/Pantanal Network, Brazil, Both ENDS, The Netherlands, AEDES Peru

Presentations demonstrated how bottom up, eco-system based approaches have effectively influenced decision making on national and river basin levels and are suitable for replication and scaling up. 

Paraguay Parana Wetland System
Rafaela Danielli Nicola, Ecoa/Pantanal Network - Brazil

Gestin de los recursos hdricos en la cuenca Ocoa, Arequipa
Jose Artemio Guevara Cubas, AEDES - Peru

Water and Environmental Resources Management Project of the Senegal River Basin
Aboubacry Mbodj, CODESEN, Senegal

Expert panelist Muhammad Mustafa Alam, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

VOICING PEOPLES INTERESTS. CIVIL SOCIETY INNOVATING CHANGES IN WATER AND SANITATION POLICY (Global)
Convened by Freshwater Action Network (FAN) (Global)

Civil society organizations shared successful examples that demonstrate the value of organized and informed local civil society who are able to listen to communities they work with and contribute to progressive policy formulation in their countries.

Total Sanitation Campaign in Bangladesh
Joseph Halder of NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation, Bangladesh

Incorporation of NGO contribution into water and sanitation sector performance measurement in Uganda
Harriet Nabunnya, Uganda NGO Water & Sanitation Network

Incidencia de las Organizaciones Sociales en los procesos de elaboracin de Leyes de Aguas en Centroamrica 
Jeannette de Noack, FANCA & CALAS, Guatemala

The Mole Conference Series: A Rallying Point for Civil Society Advocacy in Ghana
Patrick Apoya, Coalition of NGOs in Water & Sanitation, Ghana

Expert panelists were Mrs Nadia Mijangos, Director of Water, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Guatemala, Mr Quamrul Islam Siddique, President, Bangladesh Water Partnership and Mr. Mintah Aboagye, Water Directorate, Ministry of Water Resources, Works & Housing, Ghana

ASIAN CIVIL SOCIETY, INNOVATING CHANGE
Convened by NGO Forum on the Asian Development Bank and FAN

Civil society organizations presented sustainable solutions to their urban and rural water and sanitation problems which can be can be replicated on a large scale and demonstrated the importance of the participation & community management, social inclusion, financial sustainability, cost sharing and the use of appropriate technology.

Building dignity through community managed rural water and sanitation in Orissa
Joe Madiath of Gram Vikas, India

Community involvement in provision of water and sanitation 
Nazir Ahmed Wattoo of Anjuman Samaji Behbood (ASB), Pakistan

CBO turns into development in the SW coastal region of Bangladesh presented by Mohon Mondal, Gana Unnayan Sangstha (GUS), Bangladesh

Rainwater harvesting in drought affected areas in Sindh 
Tanveer Arif, Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE), Pakistan.

Expert panelists were Ramisetty Murali, Modern Architects of Rural India (MARI), Hun Kim, Director, Social Sectors Division, Asian Development Bank, Reba Paul, Bangladesh Water Partnership and Hilda Coelho, CRSD, India