The ISW is an international non-governmental organisation created in 1990 in the context of the Decade for Water and Sanitation. Based in Montreal, the objective of the ISW is to facilitate the application of the four principles stipulated in the Montreal Charter on Drinking Water and Sanitation which are:
- Access to water and sanitation is first and foremost a policy issue,
- All actions in this field must be conceived in support to the populations concerned,
- Access to water must be integrated into an overall development approach,
- All water related programmes must include the education and training of the populations.
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- To take action to promote access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation for the poorest, while contributing to meet their other basic needs; and to address the impact of climate change,
- To support the capacity of local populations and their partners to choose appropriate solutions (technical, human, financial, type of management etc.),
- To blend «bottom up» and «top down» approaches aiming at application and innovation in the decentralisation of political choices and financing mechanisms.
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The ISW has developed know-how in the water sector that encompasses:
- Supporting capacity building among local populations,
- Finding synergies and building capacities as regards institutions,
- Awareness-raising and information campaigns that place integrated water resource management by hydrographical basin at the heart of sustainable and equitable development,
- Optimising regional alliances and supporting global networks,
- Communication and organisation of events associated with lobbying actions.
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