Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene November 2018 Vol.13 No.5 | Page 22

SENEGAL AND WORLD WATER COUNCIL SIGN
AGREEMENT FOR 9TH WORLD WATER FORUM
with rapid urbanization,
resist climate change
and disasters, or provide
adequate
sanitation
services.
“The purpose of the World
Forum is to bring water
experts and professionals
closer to decision-makers.
We want ministers, heads
of state, parliamentarians,
mayors and presidents of
municipal chambers to
participate in the Forum,
to exchange knowledge
and to mobilize themselves
around the rational use of
@leblancproduction From left to right: World Water Council President Benedito Braga, Prime Minister of the Republic water and global water
of Senegal Mahammed Boun Abdallah, Minister of Hydraulics of the Republic of Senegal Mansour Faye, and World security,” explains World
Water Council President,
Water Council Honorary President Loic Fauchon, Dakar, Senegal, 22 March 2018
Benedito Braga.
T
he 9th edition of the World Water Forum, the world’s
biggest event on water, will be held for the first time
in sub-Saharan Africa. The 9th World Water Forum, co-
organized by the World Water Council and the Government
of Senegal, will take place in the metropolitan area of
Dakar during the third week of March 2021, celebrated
under the over-arching theme of “Water Security for Peace
and Development.” The event will mobilize world leaders,
practitioners and civil society to address access to water and
sanitation and related issues in an integrated manner.
The agreement through which Senegal and the World
Water Council begin preparations for the ninth edition of
the emblematic international event was signed in Dakar,
Senegal on 22 June during a special signing ceremony.
World Water Council President Benedito Braga and Prime
Minister of the Republic of Senegal Mahammed Boun
Abdallah represented the different parties.
The 9th edition of the World Water Forum seeks to bring
together political decision-makers and water stakeholders
from all over the world to leverage greater collective
action for Africa and other regions and to promote strong
cooperation within the continent and the rest of the world
to accelerate progress on global goals. Indeed, marginal
gains and business as usual will not be enough to cope
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Climate variability and change continue to have devastating
effects globally.
Droughts and flooding have increased worldwide and
are projected to worsen by 2030iv. The World Water
Council understands that securing global water supplies
means increasing financial flows for water infrastructure,
reinforcing governance and management practices, and
developing knowledge and capacity.
The overwhelming need for action on global water issues
means cohesive, cooperative solutions are increasingly
necessary. The 9th World Water Forum will be the global
gathering point for water issues and hopes to catalyze
considerable impact within the host continent. This event
represents an international meeting point to discuss water-
related problems and find solutions for our world’s most
pressing water challenges. The World Water Council
welcomes all to join the world’s biggest water-related
event, bringing together heads of state, ministers, high-
level decision makers, water experts and professionals, local
authorities and academics. Founded by the World Water
Council, the World Water Forum places water firmly at the
heart of global development. It represents a call to action
to ensure a future for our water.