Parliamentarians Network Issues Joint Declaration on Water

Members of EWI’s Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention, along with Arab, Asian and European leaders, issued a joint declaration on November 5, 2009 outlining steps to increase regional cooperation on water.  The declaration, issued after a two-day conference in Amman, Jordan, lays out recommendations for shared management of water resources and the role parliamentarians can play to prevent the risk of water-related conflicts.

The conference, held under the patronage of Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, included members of the Parliamentarians Network and water specialists from civil society and international and regional organizations including the Arab Water Council, the Jordan Valley Authority, UNESCO, U.N.D.P, and the World Bank. Participants agreed several collective measures, including the establishment of regular inter-parliamentary dialogues on water, a commitment to sustainable use and management of water resources and precise valuation of the real costs of water.

Click here to download the Meeting Report of the Third Session of the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security (492K PDF).

Click here to download the Amman Declaration on Regional Cooperation on Water (123K PDF).

The process is generating media attention with coverage in the Jordan Times, which quotes EWI Vice President Guenter Overfeld.

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Improving Regional Cooperation on Water: A Key Opportunity for Preventive Diplomacy