6th WORLD WATER FORUM – Marseille 2012

Preparing for the 6th World Water Forum -
Theme "Contribute to food security by optimal use of water"

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) are coordinating the preparation of the theme “Contribute to food security by optimal use of water” for the 6th World Water Forum, to be held in Marseille in 12-17 March 2012.

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The forum has been conceived as the Forum of “solutions”. Twelve Thematic Priorities are addressed. Under each a series of targets translate the identified issues into concrete and achievable objectives at all levels. For each target, workable solutions will be proposed at the World water forum, and some of them demonstrated in the village of solutions of the forum.

The preparation process aims to be as inclusive as possible and the forum committee organised two formal consultations (one in Marseille in June 2010, and one in Paris in January 2011), in order to screen likely recommendations, eventual targets and workable solutions. Each of the two consultations had about 400 participants, representing different stakeholders from various countries and regions of the world.

FAO and ICID are undertaking a broader extensive consultation to collect the "voice" of stakeholders that could not participate in the first in-person consultations. This is the aim of the survey below where you can comment on targets and join the preparatory process for the theme on “Contribute to food security by optimal use of water”.