Steering Committee
- Category: About GWOPA
The Global WOPs Alliance activities are implemented under the overall strategic direction of a Steering Committee (SC) comprised of water operators, operator associations, and WOP platforms from regions around the world, in addition to private sector water operators, non-governmental and civil society organizations, labor union representatives, as well as substantive and financial partners of the Alliance.
The Steering Committee provides the overall strategic direction for the Global WOPs Alliance. The Steering Committee is considered as an advisory body to the Executive Director of UN-Habitat. The Steering Committee reaches its recommendations by consensus whenever possible, and where not, the Steering Committee recommendations shall be voted by simple majority of voting members. Steering Committee members are expected to support and promote the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance and its guiding principles within their own institutions and networks. The SC meets in person annually on the back of other major international water events. In interim periods, SC members may be asked to provide feedback via email on specific actions to be taken by the Secretariat.
The second international steering committee was formed in March 2011 and there are twenty-nine members.
- Abu Dhabi Water and Electronic Authority (ADWEA)
- ABVAKABO FNV/PSI represented by Mr. Meindert van den Berg, Treasurer.
- AquaFed (The international Federation of Private Water Operators) represented by Mr. Gerard Payen, President.
- Aguas Bonaerenses Operator (5 de Septiembre S.A.) represented by Eng. Luis Padron, Planning & Engineering Manager.
- Agence Française de Développement (AFD) represented by Mr. Maurice Bernard, Division Manager, Water & Sanitation.
- Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) represented by Eng. Khaldon Khashman, Secretary General.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) represented by Mr. Gil-Hong Kim, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division.
- Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Agua y Saneamiento of Mexico (ANEAS) represented by Mr. Roberto Olivares, Executive Director.
- CariWOP represented by Mr. Victor Poyotte, Executive Director, Caribbean Water & Sewerage Association Inc. (CAWASA) and Mr. Cyprian Gibson, CariWOP Coordinator of Caribbean Water And Wastewater Association (CWWA).
- Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission of Canada (GMSC) represented by Mr. Ronald LeBlanc, Chairman.
- Inter-American Development Bank represented by Mr. Federico Basañes,Water and Sanitation Division Chief.
- Inter-institutional professional network of water sector in Serbia (IPN) represented by Ms. Dragana Gajic, Executive Director.
- International Water Association (IWA) represented by Mr. Tom Williams, Programmes Officer.
- Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company of Kenya (NCWSC) represented by Mr. Mbaruku A Vyakweli, Corporate Affairs Manager.
- Obras Sanitarias del Estado of Uruguay (OSE) represented by Mr. Adriana Marquisio, Asesor de Directorio.
- Pacific Water & Wastes Association (PWWA) represented by Mr. Latu Kupa, Executive Director.
- Plataforma de Acuerdos Públicos Comunitarios (PAPC) represented by Ms. Maria Marcera Olivera, Member of Coordinating Committee.
- Public Service International (PSI) represented by Mr. David Boys, Utilities Officer.
- Reclaiming Public Water Network (RPWN) represented by Ms. Satoko Kishimoto, Transnational Institute (TNI).
- Sénégalaise des Eaux represented by Mr. Mamadou Dia, Directeur Général.
- Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l'Assainissement de l'Agglomération Parisienne of France (SIAAP) represented by Mr. Daniel Marcovitch, Administrator
- UN-Habitat represented by Mr. Bert Diphoorn, Director, Human Settlements Financing Division (CHAIR).
- UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Water & Sanitation Agency, Rawalpindi, Pakistan represented by Mr. Shaukat Mahmood, Managing Director.
- WaterLinks Secretariat represented by Ms. Mai Flor.
- Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Bethlehem of the Palestinian Territories (WSSA) represented by Eng. Akram Nassar, General Manager.
- WOP-Africa represented by Mr.Sylvain Usher.
- World Waternet represented by Mr.Gerard Rundberg, Director.
- Global Water Operators’ Alliance Secretariat represented by Dr. Faraj El-Awar, Programme Manager.
Steering Committee Members with His Royal Highness Willem-Alexander Chair of UNSGAB
and UN-Habitat Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, Cape Town in March 2011
4th Steering Committee Meeting in Amsterdam in November 2011
