Water Issue Index

Discussion about privatization and Commodification on water [ 2002 March 24th A Symposium on Water privatization one year before 3rd World Water Forum ] Contents of our activities (plans) Information Monitoring activities and reports Advocacy activities and Statements gathered Links

（Investigation of the Yodo Basin, 2001）

Discussion about privatization and merchandising on water
[ 2002 March 24th A Symposium on Water privatization one year before 3rd World Water Forum ]

・The Water War in Bolivia
　　Pablo Solon

・Mａｕｄｅ Bａｒｌｏｗ'ｓ Sｐｅｅｃｈ Nｏｔｅｓ Fｏｒ　JAPANESE Tｏｕｒ
　 ﾊMaude Barlow　（The Council of Canadians）

・Operator comments on water distribution systems　(particularly in developing countries)
　　Charles-Louis de Maud’huy　（Vivendi　ｗａｔｅｒ）

Monitoring activities and reports

Investigation of the Katsura Basin
Cases of the privatization issue
What is International Water Forum? 　　
World Water Vision
Report on the scheme in the field of water evaluated by World Bank itself
Drawn by Operation Evaluation Department (OED), WB

Advocacy activities and Statements gathered

Statements of NGO groups toward the Second International Water Forum Cabinet Talks
( English documents & widely known organizations- click here ）

Water Action Unit (Japanese; pdf file）　（English; pdf file click here ）

This unit introduces the first proposal for Water Action Report including how to value water.
Come and join us and give our advocacy to Water Action Unit and International Water Forum Office, which is about issues coming along with merchandising and privatization of water.

Links as to Water

Information resource
Institution related to International Water Forum
Domestic Institution
International Institution
NGOs overseas
Domestic NGOs

Information Resource

Action Unit on Water(Japanese; pdf file）　（English Page clickhere）
Hague Ministerial Statement concerning about security of water in 21 century（2000　Hague)　
<Japanese （"Water in Rivers”committee draft）> 　<English>
International conference on fresh water 　
Bon Ministerial Statement ( 2001 Bon )
International Rivers Network:IRN
Water policy −Asia International Bank
Water policy −World Bank
IMF program for reduction of poverty and encouragement of development
(Including liberalization policy in the field of water）
Watering place for raccoon dog
（Information about a technique for water supply;Japanese）

Institution related to International Water Forum

The Third World Water Forum
The Second World Water Forum
World Water Council
Global Water Partnership
World Water Vision
Framework for Action
Water in Rivers
Water and Nature
VISION 21 (subtitled “Water for People”)

Domestic Institution

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)
Water Resources Development Public Corporation
Japan Sewage Works Agency

International Institution

World Bank
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
World Commission on Dam, WCD
International Commission on Large Dams, ICOLD

NGOs overseas

The Council of Canadians
The Blue Planet Project
Bank Information Center
Project for　Ecological Recovery (PER)
Public Services International (PSI)
Sierra Clue
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
WorldWatch Institute
WaterAid
Globetree & Future Vessel
WWAP, World Water Assessment Programme
Youth World Water Forum
Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA)
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
The Rural Development Services Network (RDSN)
Seaweb
The Water Observatory
Public Citizen
International Rivers Network
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; IATP
Friends of the Earth International; FoEI
WEED; World Economy, Ecology & Development

Domestic NGOs

Peaple's Forum on Water
Friends of the Earth Japan;FOEJ
Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES)
Mekong Watch Japan
Pacific Asia Resource Center;PARC