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Welcome to the Website of AquaFed^® - The International Federation of Private Water Operators.

AquaFed® is an association set up to connect international organisations with private sector providers of water and sanitation services. It does this on the international scene, representing the operators through direct membership or through their national associations. AquaFed membership is open to all privately controlled companies irrespective of their size or location. To read more about AquaFed, please consult our Institutional Brochure.

AquaFed® has been recognized as the the voice of the private water industry vis-à-vis international organisations.

AquaFed^® brings together over 200 water service providers operating in 38 countries worldwide.

The Federation was created in 2005.
A small team of professionals is based in Brussels and Paris.

NEWS – Summer 2008

- Aquafed @Expo Zaragoza 2008

AquaFed participates in the “Water Tribune” (“Tribuna del Agua” )during the Expo Zaragoza 2008, in particular during the 5th Thematic week (July 15-18, 2008) – Water Services for Supply and Sanitation For more information, visit http://www.expozaragoza2008.es.
-	Download Thomas van Waeyenberge's presentation from August 5, 2008: “The Right to Water and Sanitation” Status Quaestionis.Viewpoints on the International debate by Private Water Operators as compenents of civil society" (pdf)
-	Download Gérard Payen’s presentation from July 15, 2008: “Managing freshwater better. Private Operators contribute to Public Policies” (Presentation: pdf . Full text: pdf ).

- Updates

-	Our Documents page has been update to list various presentations made by AquaFed staff during the last months
-	Our Membership page has been updated. AquaFed is proud to welcome 1.JVS and China Water as our latest corporate members and ABCon – the Brazilian Federation of Private Water Operators as our latest national member.

NEWS – July 1, 2008 - Press Release - AquaFed has contributed to the Global Corruption Report 2008 as part of its programme to promote integrity in the water sector

AquaFed released a press release highlighting the private operators’ contributions to the 2008 edition of Transparency International’s 2008 Global Corruption Report
-	Download press release (ENG , FR ).
-	For more information, please visit the Water Integrity Network (http://www.waterintegritynetwork.net/ ).
-	“The Global Corruption Report 2008, corruption in the water sector” is published by Transparency International (Report )

UPDATE – May 2008 Aquafed @ UN-CSD16 : full list of documents

The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development hosted its 16th session with a particular emphasis on the review of the CSD13 Decisions on Water and Sanitation.(website ). AquaFed has been the spokesperson organisation for the “Business and Industry Major Group” in the CSD process and delivered 8 public statements in May 12-16, 2008 session in New York.

-	Summary - “Business & Industry Major Group : Key statements on water & sanitation”, extracted from the various interventions (pdf)
-	Download all 8 public statements and press releases in a zip-file (zip) (or individually from Documents section).