10th meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative

20-21 November 2017 Vienna, Austria

On 20-21 November 2017, the OECD Water Governance Initiative held its 10th meeting at the City Hall of Vienna, Austria. The meeting gathered 70+ practitioners, policymakers and representatives from major stakeholder groups.

Meeting objectives

Launch the report “Water Charges in Brazil: The Ways Forward” and the Special Issue of the Journal Water International on the OECD Principles on Water Governance.
Discuss Global Agendas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, COP23 and the 8th World Water Forum
Discuss the results of the 2nd phase of the pilot-tests of the water governance indicators
Discuss the highlights from the water governance stories’ webinars and meta-analyses
Share knowledge and experience on recent water governance reforms, research and recent events
Discuss challenges and opportunities of Austria’s water governance

Background

The OECD Water Governance Initiative is a multi-stakeholder network of 100+ delegates from public, private and non-profit sectors gathering twice a year in a Policy Forum to share on-going reforms, projects, lessons and good practices in support of better governance in the water sector. It was launched on 27-28 March 2013 and is chaired by Peter Glas of the Dutch Water Authorities. The WGI is hosted by the OECD, and coordinated by a multi-stakeholder steering committee (see below logos). For more information, please contact water.governance@oecd.org.

Further reading: www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/water-governance-initiative.htm