High-level roundtable of public and private sector on groundwater governance

A roundtable on groundwater governance is organized within the framework of the project on «Groundwater Governance: a Global Framework for Action» and takes place in The Hague on 21 March 2013, just prior to the official celebration of the World Water Day on Water Cooperation.

Main items for the debate:

• Evaluating the importance of improved cooperation with the private sector to enhance the groundwater governance
• Thinking out of the 'water box': thoughts and ideas from non water experts on the essential ingredients for effective groundwater governance
• The burning issue of data: how might the issue of data, a key element in terms of the stewardship of groundwater governance, become an opportunity for cooperation? How might we find a balance between the need to share data and data protection?
• Key messages from the private sector in support of, or as a challenge to, the United Nations Year of Water Cooperation (2013).

Participants:
Deltares - Heineken ­ Mintails Ltd ­ Nestlé Waters ­ Overseas Development Institute ­ Schlumberger ­ Shell Global Solutions - Vitens ­ Water Stewardship Council of Southern Africa ­ World Business Council for Sustainable Development