GROUP 3. WATER OPERATORS DISCUSSION 1 VISION WOPs are vehicle to improve water and sanitation services worldwide WOPs are not a vehicle to implement privatization

GROUP 3. WATER OPERATORS DISCUSSION 1 VISION WOPs is a shared responsibility to achieve total coverage of affordable and safe water, With a pro-poor and gender focus The partnership must be based on mutual cooperation and equality

GROUP 3. WATER OPERATORS DISCUSSION 2 PRINCIPLES Inclusiveness: all stakeholders involved, not only technically but also socially (workers, women, NGOs, decision/policy makers) Integrated water (from resource to resource) Not for profit (Knowledge of the weaker partner should not be abused + 5 years quarantine) Transparency in WOPs Focus on improving public operator performances Focus not only on technical aspects but also institutional

GROUP 3. WATER OPERATORS DISCUSSION 2 PRINCIPLES Mutual benefits (e.g based on global citizenship, responsibility, more interesting jobs…)

GROUP 3. WATER OPERATORS DISCUSSION 3 STRUCTURE Geographical representativeness Acceptation of the principles to be a member Goal: to make WOPs worldwide accepted in 3 years UN Secretariat as a permanent member Donors are special invitees One representative of each regional WOP 2 representatives of public utilities from each region One representative of CSO (NGOs, Social Trust, Labor Unions …) One representative of private sector One UNGSAB OBSERVER IWA as a special invitee

GROUP 3. WATER OPERATORS DISCUSSION 4 MANDATE AND TERM S.C. advises also regional WOP 2 years after the start, 50% will be replaced= term is 4 years Bi-annual report to the GA (SC reports progress to the GA + prospective planning)