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. 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