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Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace

The Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace was inaugurated on 16 November 2015 in Geneva with the mission of developing proposals to strengthen the global framework for preventing and resolving water-related conflicts.

The Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace was inaugurated on 16 November 2015 in Geneva with the mission of developing proposals to strengthen the global framework for preventing and resolving water-related conflicts. It aimed to promote the use of water as a pivotal factor in peacebuilding efforts and elevate the significance of water issues in national and global policymaking.

In collaboration with the Strategic Foresight Group and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Geneva Water Hub served as the secretariat for the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace. The Panel convened members from Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, France, Ghana, Hungary, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Oman, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.

The Panel convened on four occasions: in Geneva, Switzerland; Dakar, Senegal; San José, Costa Rica; and Amman, Jordan. During each meeting, regional experts were engaged to enrich the Panel's discussions. Together, the Panel members authored the visionary and groundbreaking "A Matter of Survival" report.

Members of the panel:  

  • Prof. Danilo Türk, nominated by the Republic of Slovenia 
  • H.E. Mr. Mansour Faye, nominated by the Republic of Senegal 
  • Dr Alvaro Umaña Quesado, nominated by the Republic of Costa Rica 
  • Prof Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, nominated by Switzerland 
  • Dr Claudia Patricia Mora, nominated by the Republic of Colombia 
  • Dr Pascual Fernandez, nominated by Spain 
  • Prof. Andras Szöllösi-Nagy, nominated by the Republic of Hungary 
  • His Royal Highness Prince Hassan bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan, nominated by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Mr. Yerlan Nysanbayev, nominated by Kazakhstan
  • Hon. Mike Hammah, nominated by the Republic of Ghana
  • Mr. Ciaran O’Cuinn, nominated by the Sultanate of Oman
  • Dr Andres Tarand, nominated by Estonia
  • H.E. Mr. Thor Chetha, appointed by Cambodia
  • Mr. Franck Galland, nominated by France
  • Mr. Abdelaaziz Ameziane, nominated by Morocco
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