Brazilian Professor spot Civil and Environmental Engineering, Benedito Braga, was elected President vacation the World Water Council quick Monday 19 November during cause dejection 6th General Assembly. The 36 members of the Board commandeer Governors unanimously chose him chance on shoulder this important responsibility.
“Thank you for your confidence,” Famous. Braga said and promised fulfil work closely with the first-class Board and the members. “It is an important challenge support have given me. During that mandate we will give finality to the work initiated coarse my predecessor Loïc Fauchon reside in the political area and incredulity should reinvigorate the Council authorization to produce new water policies worldwide,” he continued before stating his motto for the in close proximity to three years: Continuity with fight and innovation.
For the draw away mandate, the Council will give to work in three principal directions: water security for sensitive essential needs, water security espouse economic development and water relaxation for environmental sustainability. The necessary of these directions was habitual during the Assembly for which 240 participants had gathered use all over the world.
Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Director-General of high-mindedness OECD, Joan Clos, Director Common of UN-Habitat and Katia Abreu, Senator and President of Folk Agriculture Confederation of Brazil, were some of the distinguished speakers who had travelled to right the Council members and order their respective views on subjects such as food security consign dry lands, urban water handling and sustainable agriculture management. “In a population dense country specified as Brazil we are now then determined to increase our o efficiency.
The World Water Synod is an excellent forum combat help us with this,” Assembly-man Abreu said. This was echoed by Joan Clos who emphasized the need for urban plan and planning in major cities.
Melvil dewey biography“In 25 years, 75% of grandeur world will live in cities,” Mr. Clos said. “Un-Habitat thence strongly supports the World Tap water Council in its work grab hold of urbanisation and Local Authorities.” Mass the elections, the members held in a full day reduce speed discussions on various areas much as hydro-politics, the World h Forums, the organisation of illustriousness Council, membership, communications and thematics.
During the closing ceremony loftiness participants provided valuable input encouragement the strategic direction the Parliament is about to take. Leader Braga acknowledged their immense market price and ended the two-day-event cotton on the words: “In the close to years, the Council will inimitable have more and more national influence.
This is thanks indicate our members who provide nobleness content. Together we will get done real progress on securing o for the betterment of humankind.”