Cape Town, South Africa, 9 November 2006
The global launch of the Human Development Report 2006: "Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis" was held on 9 November 2006 at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, welcomed the distinguished participants of the ceremony and all attendees. The President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, made the opening address. Among the guest speakers were H.R.H. Prince Willem-Alexender of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa, Trevor Manuel, UNDP Administrator, Kemal Dervis, Director Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment (India), UN Resident Coordinator Scholastica Kimaryo and Kevin Watkins, Director of the Human Development Report Office and Lead Author of the Report.
Participants presented the Report's call to action, which urges the international community to bring the global water crisis back to the foreground and stresses water for life and water for livelihoods as its foundations. Analysis of the situation leads to rejecting the view that the global water crisis implies absolute shortages of physical supply. At the heart of the crisis are poverty, inequality and unequal power relationships, as well as ineffective water management policies that aggravate scarcity issues. Lead Author Kevin Watkins outlined the basis for identifying solutions to the water and sanitation crisis, making access to water a human right.
Parallel national launches took place in other capitals worlwide, with subsequent launches following suit across the world. The results have been extensive media coverage and the Report has generated an enormous amount of interest on the part of governments and civil society around the world. Now is the time to work on actions.
Welcoming Remarks by Minister Dlamini Zuma
Launch of the 2006 Report
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Speech by Kemal Derviş, UNDP Administrator
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Speech by Kevin Watkins, Director and lead Author of the Human Development Report
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Speech by Ad Melkert UN Under Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP
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22 August to 25 August 2007
Institut du Nouveau Monde’s 2007- Summer School in Montreal
Montreal, Canada
L’École d’été de l’Institut du Nouveau Monde
rassemble plus de cent personnalités publiques, décideurs, intellectuels et citoyens actifs. Ce sont
autant de conférenciers inspirants qui sauront vous faire rêver de l’avenir.
17 August 2007
2007 World Water Week: "Progress and Prospects on Water: Striving for Sustainability in a Changing World"
Stockholm, Sweden
The 2007 World Water Week in Stockholm will be held in the Stockholm City Conference Centre, Barnhusgatan 12–14, located downtown, August 12–18, 2007.
16 and 17 June 2007
The Blue Salon: A Two-Day Symposium Devoted to the World’s Waters
Washington D.C., United States
The Blue Salon will bring together some of the world's leading water researchers and technology innovators.Clean and healthy global water systems are as cricital to our survival as is clean air.
15 June 2007
Symposium "Water for a Changing World: Enhancing Local Knowledge and Capacity"
Delft, The Netherlands
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education organised a three-day symposium entitled: ‘Water for a Changing World: Enhancing Local Knowledge and Capacity’.
7 June 2007
European Policy Summit "Water Security: Does Europe Have a strategy?"
Brussels, Belgium
For the second time, some 200 EU and national policymakers, business leaders, NGO representatives, academia and members of the international press will be gathering together for Brussels' foremost water policy event.
5-6 June 2007
International Expert Seminar on human rights obligations related to water and sanitation
Berlin, Germany
This seminar aimed to assist the OHCHR in fulfilling the mandate given by the Human rights Council through receiving expert advice on the shape, contour and practical implications on international human rights obligations related to safe drinking water and sanitation.
5 June 2007
Segundo Foro Agua Para El Desarrollo
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, 5 de junio de 2007.- La financiación del abastecimiento y el saneamiento del agua en
el contexto internacional y español fue analizada en el Segundo Foro de Agua para el
Desarrollo por representantes del PNUD, el Consejo Mundial del Agua, el Ministerio del Medio
ambiente, El Canal de Isabel II, Agbar, la Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo y la Coordinadora
de ONGD de España.
30 May to 1 June 2007
8th Meeting of the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation
Shanghai, China
His Royal Highness, Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Chair of United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) opened the Asian Dialogue on Water and Sanitation at the Taihu Basin Authority at 9:00 am today. His co-hosts included H.E. Mr. Chen Lei, Minister or Water Resources, the P.R.C and Ms. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.
16 May 2007
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
Washington D.C., United States
"Briefing: Africa's Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report"
16 May 2007
Briefing on Africa’s Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report
Washington D.C., United States
Briefing with Ms. Cecilia Ugaz, Deputy Director, Human Development Report Office, on Africa’s Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report
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