General Water Websites

The Official Website of the International Year of Freshwater 2003:  http://www.wateryear2003.org/
This site provides a comprehensive guide to events and actions around the world to celebrate the International Year of Freshwater proclaimed by The United Nations General Assembly in resolution 55/196.


The Water Page: http://www.thewaterpage.com/
The Water Page is “an independent initiative dedicated to the promotion of sustainable water resources management and use.  A particular emphasis is placed on the development, utilisation and protection of water in Africa and other developing regions.”

Water Observatory: http://www.waterobservatory.org/
This site, a resource from the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, provides information and news on water issues around the world. It also offers a listserv on the right to water to which anyone can subscribe and receive regular emails on news and issues relating to the right to water.

The World’s Water: http://www.worldwater.org/
This site provides up-to-date information and data on the world’s freshwater resources and organisations, institutions, and individuals working on a wide range of global freshwater problems and solutions.

The Official Website of the Third World Water Forum: http://www.world.water-forum3.com/
This site contains details, reports and outcomes from all of the sessions held as part of the latest World Water Forum, held from16-23 March 2003 in Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka in Japan.

Sanitation Connection: http://www.sanicon.net/home.php3
Sanitation Connection is a internet-based resource providing access to accurate, reliable and up-to-date information on technologies, institutions and financing of sanitation systems around the world. Institutions of international standing contribute to the information base by providing and maintaining a topic of their specialization.