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Welcome to the web-platform of SDC’s Water Network - RésEAU!
Find more information about programs, partners and news on the web-platform of SDC's Shareweb RésEAU
http://www.sdc-water.ch/

Water: Inalienable right – exhaustible resource

Water

Equitable access to water for all is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Hundreds of millions of people are deprived of water, not because it is a rare commodity but because of poverty, social inequality and a lack of political resolve.

The SDC is aware of just how serious this situation is and places the use of water for people and their food security at the centre of its work. Agency activities cover the protection of water sources and their ecosystems, in line with the principles of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) worldwide programme.

Energie

Access to water
Water is a common good, and access to it is a human right. Recognising the fundamental and inalienable nature of these two values, the SDC has been basing its work on them for decades. Protecting water sources and ensuring the efficient, non-polluting and sustainable use of water in agriculture are core SDC priorities.

Water for people
The SDC influences national and regional strategies that promote the two mainstays of all socio-economic development: drinking water and sanitation.
Nahrungsmittelproduktion.jpg Water for food security
The SDC emphasises improving farming practices and protecting water-producing ecosystems.

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Documents
  • Join the Movement
    Coopération globale dans le domaine de l’eau
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  • Water Crisis: Switzerland – part of the problem and part of the solution
    Global Brief October 2012
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  • Rede Martin Dahinden: Lancierung der Swiss Water Partnership. Bern. 06.09.11
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  • Switzerland’s contribution - The achievements of SDC in 2006–2010
    Results in the areas of Health, Employment, Basic and further education, Agriculture, Rule of law and democracy, Water, Humanitarian Aid, Partnering with NGOs
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  • The Swiss Water Footprint Report: A global picture of Swiss water dependence
    Switzerland’s water footprint is measured for the first time
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  • Rede Martin Dahinden: Kooperation der Schweiz im Wasserbereich mit Entwicklungsländern.Bern:22.03.13
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  • Un seul monde
    Disponible seulement en Suisse
    No. 1/2010 : Eau / Moldavie / Retrait d’une agence de coopération
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  • Report on the Effectiveness of Swiss Development cooperation in the water sector
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  • Water: Success Stories of Swiss Development Cooperation (Video)
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