On the 29th of October an Agreement for cooperation was signed between World Waternet and the Moroccan water company ONEP (Office National de L’Eau Potable). The event occurred in Rabat, Morocco and was witnessed by the Royal Dutch Embassy and Egyptian partners Beheira Water and Drainage Company and the Holding Company for Water and Waste Water.
World Waternet and ONEP have agreed to exchange know-how and transfer expertise, especially for the benefit of third parties: water operators on the African continent. Many countries in Africa remain off track to meeting the Millennium Development Goals on water and sanitation. Through a Global Water Operators’ Partnership between World Waternet, ONEP and other water operators in Africa, less performing water operators can be... Read more
World Waternet and the environmental organization Green Cross International can reinforce each other. On October 21 both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under the watchful eye of Michael Gorbachev (founding president of Green Cross) and Job Cohen (Mayor of Amsterdam).
Water is the bearer of life, directly related to climate, thirst, hunger, poverty, health and economic and social development. It is the bearer of all the Millennium Development Goals, but also a source of conflict.
Water and Peace
Water will become increasingly important in maintaining peace. The national and international dialogue on water between politicians and citizens should therefore be promoted.
Working on the improvement of water supply and water management also means managing con... Read more
Last week twelve directors of Egyptian water companies were in the Netherlands and paid a visit to World Waternet and Waternet. The visit was organized by VNG-International (Association of Dutch Municipalities) and was part of a training programme including visits to Dunea, PWN, KWR, the Water Education Foundation and the VEWIN. During the day at Waternet the 'water cycle' and human resource management were addressed.
This week six sector managers of three Egyptian water companies are visiting Waternet. Their training focuses on management skills and is organized by World Waternet. The training topics are: water cycle, strategy, benchmarking, human resource management, an introduction to MDP (management development programme), planning and control, asset management, process... Read more
On September the 10th Minister Kandhai of the Surinamese Ministry of Public Works officially received two sludge-gulpers from World Waternet. The two parties work together on flood reduction in the city of Paramaribo. Read more
Today HRH Prince Willem-Alexander, Crown Price of the Netherlands, attends the closing ceremony of the International Year of Sanitation. At the Dutch Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) a year of worldwide efforts to improve sanitation facilities will be festively concluded.
The Year of Sanitation contributes to one of the Millennium Development Goals as defined by the United Nations. The target is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. His Royal Highness is chairman of the UNSGAB, an organization that aims to increase the awareness of these problems and to facilitate financial means and resources. Read more
Wednesday the 8th of October the Suriname Minister of Regional Development Michel Felisi visited World Waternet. During a informal lunch himself and mister Gerard Rundberg (director WWn) talked about the cooperation between World Waternet and Suriname. Mister Felisi expressed his appreciation of this cooperation. The future plans of the ministry and the role of World Waternet in this matter were also discussed. The minister has asked for WWNs help in the realisation of a drinking-water installation at Stoelmanseiland, a Maroon village in the interior of Suriname. Read more
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Egypt supports Oranje!
14.07.2010
Damanhur, Egypt, Sunday eve, THE eve of the Dutch national team. After a sandwich shoarma at Abu Rabi fast food corner we go quickly to the stadium. S...
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