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New forum promotes international water projects

The expertise in water issues is of a high standard in Finland. The new association wants to help to further develop the know-how and to promote cooperation within the country in order to enhance the competitive power of Finnish experts at the international markets.

Development issues are a high priority, and the Forum wants to participate in the efforts to reach the millennium goals defined by the United Nations.

“Another aspect of these activities is the need to promote the cooperation between water experts of the private and public sectors,” says Ms Marjatta Rasi, under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who acts as the first president of the association.

The Finnish Water Forum will help to plan and promote water-related projects and to increase the visibility of Finnish water know-how at international events of the water sector.

Open to all water organizations

The members of the association are private enterprises within the water sector, bodies of public administration, research institutes, universities, and non-profit associations. The number of members is at present 38.

At present its members have know-how in fields like water supply, waste water treatment, sanitation, water resource planning, hydropower, automation, research, development issues, monitoring, water administration, and international water-related conventions.

“Membership of the Finnish Water Forum is open to all organizations within the water sector and related sectors,” says Seppo Rekolainen, research professor at the Finnish Environment Institute. He acts as the temporary executive manager of the FWF.

More information:

Finnish Environment Institute

UN Millennium Goals

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