Call for contributions: Topic 4.1: The Right to Water: Fifth World Water Forum, Istanbul 2009

Four sessions are being organised for the Fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul on the subject of the Right to Water under Theme 4: Governance.

We invite contributions from all stakeholders from all regions for the following sessions:

For guidelines on how to contribute for any of the 4 sessions, please visit the website, where you can download the format for contributions for each of the sessions: 
http://www.freshwateraction.net/web/w/www_171_en.aspx

Session 4.1.1: Best practices of implementation: What measures need to be put in place by governments in sector reform, budgeting and policy formulation?

Session 4.1.2: Is the right to water and sanitation really making a difference for the poor and marginalised? What steps are needed to improve their ability to use the right as a tool to gain access and to hold governments and other actors to account?

Session 4.1.3: What does the right to sanitation comprise?

Session 4.1.4: What is the added value of a rights-based approach to emergencies, in terms of field and advocacy practices?

The deadline for contributions is Monday January 12 2009, and you will be notified on 9 February 2009 whether your contribution has been accepted. The successful contributions will be included in a book of Good Practices of the Right to Water, as well as a limited number of interested parties being invited to present their cases at the World Water Forum in Istanbul.

Session 4.1.1: Contact: Thorsten Kiefer, COHRE (thorsten@cohre.org <mailto:thorsten@cohre.org> )

Session 4.1.2: Contact: Sanderijn van Beek and Ceridwen Johnson, FAN (wwF5@freshwateraction.net)

Session 4.1.3: Contact: Oliver Cumming, Water Aid: (olivercumming@wateraid.org)

Session 4.1.4: Contact: Julie Aubriot, Action Contre la Faim (rechercheEAH@actioncontrelafaim.org <mailto:rechercheEAH@actioncontrelafaim.org> )