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Water Witness’s vision is of: a world where rivers, streams, lakes and groundwater are managed on a fair, efficient and sustainable basis in order to provide water of good enough quality and in sufficient quantity to support human health and well-being, diverse ecosystems and society’s economic and agricultural needs.
Our role in achieving this will be to:
• facilitate understanding across society and meaningful stakeholder engagement in water resource management
• undertake targeted research and development of appropriate approaches to water resource management
• support efficiency, equity and accountability in water resource management and aid to the sector
• advocate and communicate in order to catalyse change
• offer independent mediation and objective brokering of sustainable solutions
• develop and deliver appropriate training
• collaborate with partners to champion sustainable development
In undertaking these roles we will adhere to our values and beliefs. We believe in:
- mobilising the enormous energy, creativity and capacity which exists in all nations; - transparency in the delivery and use of aid which represents good value for the citizens of both recipient and donor countries;
- finding imaginative and creative ways of working in a spirit of partnership and respect; - criticism which is constructive and that suggests realistic options for progress; - social justice & the rule of law as central to sustainable development; - information freely available in a form which is meaningful to those it effects Our objectives can be divided into five broad but overlapping themes.
1) Effective and accountable systems of water resource administration and regulation;
2) An effective response to climate change in the way that water resources are managed;
3) Sustainable water resource use by the private sector which does not externalise costs onto society or the environment;
4) Water resource management and donor support that represents good value for money;
5) Meaningful stakeholder engagement to prevent conflict over water resources and to promote sustainable and equitable resource use.
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