The OECD Water Governance Initiative is an international multi-stakeholder network of public, private and non-for-profit stakeholders. It is gathering twice a year in a Policy Forum to share on-going reforms, projects, lessons a nd good practices in support of better governance in the water sector. It has the following objectives:
- Advise governments in taking the needed steps for effective water reforms through policy dialogue across decision-makers at different levels ;
- Provide a technical platform to discuss analytical work on water governance through peer-to-peer exchanges and knowledge sharing;
- Provide a consultation mechanism to raise the profile of governance issues in the Global Water Agenda (World Water Forum, Post-2015 Agenda);
- Support the implementation of the governance targets designed forthe 6th Workd Wate Forum (Maseille 2012) up to the 7th Workd Water Forum (Korean 2015);
- Contribute to the design of Principles on Water Governance and Indicators on Watyer Governance to engage decision-makers to commit to action.
Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the 4th Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative 25 November 2014, Paris, France
Regional development - Water Governance Initiative : Objectives
Highlights of the 3rd meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative, 28-29 April 2014, Madrid
OECD Principles on Water Governance brochure
Welcomed by Ministers at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting on 4 June 2015
Welcomed by Ministers at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting on 4 June 2015