Call for contributions: Topic 4.1: The Right to Water: Fifth World Water Forum, Istanbul 2009
Four sessions are being organised for the Fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul on
the subject of the Right to Water under Theme 4: Governance.
We invite
contributions from all stakeholders from all regions for the following
sessions:
For guidelines on how to contribute for any of the 4
sessions, please visit the website, where you can download the format for
contributions for each of the
sessions:
http://www.freshwateraction.net/web/w/www_171_en.aspx
Session
4.1.1: Best practices of implementation: What measures need to be put in
place by governments in sector reform, budgeting and policy
formulation?
Session 4.1.2: Is the right to water and sanitation
really making a difference for the poor and marginalised? What steps are
needed to improve their ability to use the right as a tool to gain access and to
hold governments and other actors to account?
Session 4.1.3:
What does the right to sanitation comprise?
Session 4.1.4:
What is the added value of a rights-based approach to emergencies, in terms of
field and advocacy practices?
The deadline for
contributions is Monday January 12 2009, and you will be notified on 9
February 2009 whether your contribution has been accepted. The successful
contributions will be included in a book of Good Practices of the Right to
Water, as well as a limited number of interested parties being invited to
present their cases at the World Water Forum in
Istanbul.
Session 4.1.1: Contact: Thorsten Kiefer, COHRE
(thorsten@cohre.org <mailto:thorsten@cohre.org> )
Session 4.1.2:
Contact: Sanderijn van Beek and Ceridwen Johnson, FAN
(wwF5@freshwateraction.net)
Session 4.1.3: Contact: Oliver
Cumming, Water Aid: (olivercumming@wateraid.org)
Session 4.1.4:
Contact: Julie Aubriot, Action Contre la Faim
(rechercheEAH@actioncontrelafaim.org
<mailto:rechercheEAH@actioncontrelafaim.org> )
Contact information |
Virginia Roaf, COHRE Right to Water Programme: Co-ordinator, Topic 4.1
(email: virginia@cohre.org) |
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News type | CallForPaper |
File link |
http://www.freshwateraction.net/web/w/www_171_en.aspx |
Source of information | COHRE - Centre On Housing Rights and Evictions |
Keyword(s) | Governance |
Subject(s) | RIGHT , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Relation | http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/ |
Geographical coverage | Turkey |
News date | 22/12/2008 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH , FRENCH |