1
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION WHO WE ARE
ENERGY
WATER
NEXUS
HEALTH
FOOD 2
WE CARE OUR PLANET WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
3
“
"We stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise [...] Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations." Carta della Terra
4
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
TOWARDS SDGs SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
5
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
… THROUGH TERRITORIAL APPROACH
“ “The implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda will greatly depend on local action and leadership, in coordination with all other levels of governance. Any new development agenda will only have an impact on people’s lives if it is successfully implemented at the local level”
TURIN COMMUNICATION ON LOCALIZING THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA - 15th October, 2014
6
WHO WE ARE WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
7
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
OUR MISSION “…to foster cooperation interventions, research training and education activities on the themes of universal access-to-water right and sustainable use of water resources…” Sponsored by:
“
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION WHO WE ARE
A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THREE MAIN AREAS
MANAGED THROUGH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STRATEGIES
9
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION THREE MAIN AREAS THE FOUNDATION STUCTURE IS DIVIDED IN THREE MAIN AREAS:
INTERNATIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL
MARKETING
PROJECTS
RELATIONS
PROMOTION
10
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION WHO WE ARE
HORIZONTAL STRATEGY TERRITORIAL INVOLVEMENT : - MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR COMPANIES - SCHOOLS - UNIVERSITIES - ASSOCIATIONS - VOLUNTEERING
11
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION WHO WE ARE
VERTICAL STRATEGY SUPPORT THE PARTECIPATION IN NETWORKS AND PROJECTS, BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, WITH THE INVOLVMENT OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT, THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
12
PROJECTS WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
13
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION SOURCES OF FUNDING Local Authorities from the Firenze – Prato Pistoia Water District in Tuscany, Italy, decided to allocate
ONE€CENT FOR EVERY CUBIC METER OF WATER CONSUMED BY THE CUSTOMERS to the co-financing of decentralized cooperation projects on the item of water management in countries where there is a structural lack of water or a scarcity of related infrastructures.
14
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION SINCE 2005 DOZEN OF PROJECTS NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL FORUMS SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES GROWING NUMBER OF INTERLOCUTORS
15
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THREE MAIN SOURCES:
CHARITABLE DONATIONS OF THE CHARTER MEMBERS INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN FUNDS + FUNDS FROM BOTH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS USED TO HANDLE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
CROWD FOUNDING AND INNOVATIVE FOUND RAISING
16
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD
LATIN AMERICA AFRICA ASIA EUROPE OCEANIA
17
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD | AFRICA
TURKANA KENYA
duration
36
MONTHS
Community action for Improved Drought Resilience Objectives : Improving food security in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands livelihoods through drought risk reduction and resilience builing
18
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD | AFRICA
MOMBASA KENYA
Water East Africa Objectives : Technical assistance, training programme and capacity building activities to Mombasa Water and Sewerage Comany Ldt.
duration
18
MONTHS
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD | ASIA
KURDISTAN IRAQ
duration
48
MONTHS
Iraq Waterkeeper Environmental Law and Advocacy Project Objectives: Improving the governance environment through bolstering the capacity and effectiveness of CSO in the field of environmental protection and natural resource management
20
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD |
PROJECT PINETA
BENEFICIARIES
120.000 PEOPLE
ARGENTINA General objective: improved water supply, health and sanitation conditions Activities: monitoring of underwater strata; perforation of a deep well; training for O&M of the infrastructures Partnership: Regione Toscana, Comune di Pistoia, Publiacqua S.p.A., Publiservizi S.p.A., Cispel Toscana, Obra del Padre Mario Pantaleo 21
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD |
MEXICO
PROJECT RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FOR MAYAN FARMERS Beneficiaries: 15 organized groups of farmers General objective: improved water supply for human consumption and irrigation Activities: supply of equipment and water network for irrigation Partnership: Associazione Mangrovia Associazione Movimondo GSI – “El Hombre sobre la tierra” Comune di S. Piero a Sieve Cooperativa “Flor de Girasol”
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD | BRASIL
PROJECT AGUAS NEGRAS Beneficiaries: 1600 families, 6000 people General objective: improved water supply for human consumption in a low-income area of the city of Belem Activities: supply of equipment and water network Partnership: Comune di Pontassieve
BENEFICIARIES
6000 PEOPLE
1600 FAMILIES
23
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION ALL AROUND THE WORLD | HAITI
PROJECT WATER FOR HAITI Beneficiaries: people of the municipality of Ganthier General objective: improved water supply for human consumption Activities: supply of equipment and water network Partnership: Comune di Poggio a Caiano
ECUADOR WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION Local solutions for a living planet
25
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION Local solutions for a living planet
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
PROJECT ECUADOR OUR SPARTIACQUE COMMUNE DEL FUTURE 1992 RIO + 20 LO
FINE DELLA GUERRA FREDDA
INIZIO FINE DELL’ERA DEL POST NOVECENTO MODERNA
INIZIO DI UN NUOVO PENSIERO
27
“
Não dá mais para nos iludir, cobrindo as feridas da Terra com esparadrapos. Ou mudamos de curso, preservando as condições de vitalidade da Terra ou o abismo já nos espera. Leonardo Boff
“
Se não buscarmos o impossível, acabamos por não realizar o possível Leonardo Boff em o DESPERTAR DA AGUIA
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION CAB
SIATE RAGIONEVOLI CHIEDETE L’IMPOSSIBILE Balducci
30
WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION LA TERRA DEL TRAMONTO | Ernesto Balducci
"I dedicate this book to the memory of Atahuallpa, the last king of the Incas, and the 70 million Indians immolated by the "modern man" in the fifth centenary of their trouble"
31
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION WATER RIGHT FOUNDATION
For further information, please visit our web site www.wrf.it
32
Via Niccolò da Uzzano 4 50126 Firenze, Italia Tel. +39-055-6558831 Fax. +39-055-6558832 e-mail: info@wrf.it