President Of The World Water Council: Make WWF Bali 2024 A Moment Of Cooperation To Improve Global Water Management

JAKARTA - President of the World Water Council (WWC) Lo pathic Fauchon invited all countries to attend the 10th World Water Forum forum in Bali, Indonesia, in May 2024, to make it a momentum to increase cooperation for global water management.

"We need great political will between countries to work together. For this reason, the purpose of holding a special international forum to discuss water, such as the World Water Forum. Water problems must be one of the top priorities for all countries in the world today", Lo fenc Fauchon said in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 15.

According to Fuchon, water problems are very important, because water is a natural resource that cannot be produced by humans themselves.

"For that, I invite all politicians to stop ignoring the importance of water management," he said.

In particular, said Fuchon, the main problem with water in Southeast Asian countries is the large number of water sources, but they have not been managed so well.

In addition, the massive population increase is also a challenge in itself to meet the needs of clean water.

"This is of course in addition to the issue of climate change problems, rising sea level and so on. The volume of sea water continues to increase in the world and now we need to bring a real response. For that, we need to regulate better water utilization," he said.

Indonesia as the host of the 10th World Water Forum, continues to hold a number of events as a series of preparations for the summit event.

After holding the National Stakeholders Forum (NSF) as 3rd Announcement, the Indonesian Government continued preparations for the Kick Off Meeting today at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).

The World Water Forum itself is the largest cross-border forum in the world that focuses on discussing water issues and looking for global solutions as an answer to these issues.

The 10th World Water Forum which will be held in Bali, on May 18-24, 2024, will carry the theme "Water for Shared Property". By bringing hope, that the World Water Forum will become a place for various stakeholders from various countries to share experiences and innovations in responding to various water management challenges globally.

The government targets the presence of 10,000 delegates and 30,000 participants (including participants, exhibition visitors on water and MSMEs) from 172 countries consisting of elements of the government, parliament, the private sector, academics, practitioners, associations, and the public within the national and international sphere.

Caption: President of the World Water Council (WWC) Lo pathic Fauchon. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI