18 February 2009
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON PEACE WITH WATER ELABORATES MEMORANDUM FOR A WORLD WATER PROTOCOL
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The “Peace With Water” conference took place at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, from 12-13 February 2009, and was organized by the World Political Forum, based on a proposal by the European Research Institute on Water Policy.

Participants discussed and elaborated a Memorandum for a World Water Protocol, based on the prevention of conflicts, […]

The “Peace With Water” conference took place at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, from 12-13 February 2009, and was organized by the World Political Forum, based on a proposal by the European Research Institute on Water Policy.

Participants discussed and elaborated a Memorandum for a World Water Protocol, based on the prevention of conflicts, the promotion of the right to water for all and the safeguard of the world water heritage for a responsible and effective management of water as a common good. The Memorandum will be forwarded to the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in December 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Conference Brochure
EurActiv Press Release, 13 February 2009


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