The WATER FOR ALL Programme is a specialist initiative of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT that aims to provide expert knowledge adapted to the local situation, where the company seeks to identify solutions that will benefit populations without access to essential services.   As part of the 6th World Water Forum, Sidoine Ravet, engineer and manager of the WATER FOR ALL Programme at SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, explains to us in detail the importance of the expertise of water and sanitation operators, which takes on a particular significance within the context of local situations where these vital services do not exist. He has spoken at several sessions to an audience made up of experts, professionals and students, in order to [...]

In the framework of its partnership with UNESCO, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT is supporting a study conducted by the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science on the governance of water and sanitation services in Europe. The results of this three-year study will be available in Summer 2011.

UNESCO’S 5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands was held in Paris on May 3 to 7. It was attended by hundreds of scientists, government and non-governmental officials, who discussed the issue of “Ensuring the Survival, Preserving Life, and Improving the Governance” of the oceans.

Today, water is at the heart of public debate in France. Because the future of water is in our hands, both as an individual and collective responsibility, Lyonnaise des Eaux favours a direct, discussion-based approach that is also transparent. We are happy to announce the launch of “New Ideas on Water”, a 12-month work programme involving discussions with consumers and all the stakeholders in water in France, from customers, to elected officials, institutional partners, association, environmental experts, economists, and Lyonnaise des Eaux and SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT employees. Amongst other initiatives, www.ideesneuvessurleau.net is a web platform where users can share their ideas on the many ways water affects their daily lives.

“Think outside the water box!” says Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO about the 3rd World Water Assessment Programme (WAPP) report launched yesterday at the World Water Forum, referring to the need to set up mechanisms for more local consultation and involvement of all players (from businesses to environment activists) to face climate and development issues related to water.