AquaFed - The International Federation of Private Water Operators
Acronym: AquaFed
General Information
Identification Code: 09175433167-27
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Entity Form: Incorporated as an "Association Loi 1901", not-for-profit association in FRANCE (international federation)
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 2/2/2010
Last Update: 11/20/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: AquaFed’s three missions are:
- To provide a means for communication and dialogue between private water & wastewater service providers and international institutions and stakeholders. This includes all the main UN agencies that deal with water as well as at the European level all the relevant EU agencies and administrations.
- To contribute, in a constructive manner, and by co-operating with other stakeholders, to solving the world’s water problems by sharing the expertise of private operators and working with the international community, including the UN system and the EU bodies, and intergovernmental initiatives. As such we are an accredited ‘Friend of UN-Water’ and share completely UN-Water's second goal, which is “to contribute substantially to the achievements of global water and sanitation related targets and goals” with an “emphasis on MDGs and JPOI”. In addition, AquaFed has been a member of the EUWI steering group.
- To ensure that the various ways of involving the (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Employment and social affairs
- Environment
- External relations
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- global
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: follow-up of the Concessions Directive impact
revision of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Framework Directives
Trade Agreements
Environmental policy
Internal Market
European Citizens Initiative
Human rights, in particular the human rights to water and sanitation
International development policy
Communication Activities: AquaFed has an updated website and actively contributes to a variety of initiatives, including attending and participating in meetings organised by DG DEVCO and various Parliamentary intergroups.
AquaFed is also campaigning alongside a number of EU NGOS and business organisations to have the right to sanitation better recognised.
AquaFed works through a range of organisations like EUREAU, the European Water Partnership, Women for Water etc. to advance the EU's policies on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 9 rue du Quatre Septembre,
Post Code: F75002
City: PARIS
Country: FRANCE
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EU Office
Address: 9 rue du Quatre Septembre,
Post Code: F75002
City: PARIS
Country: FRANCE
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: AquaFed is fully self-funded through membership fees. We did not generate income from commercial activities and have not received any kind of subsidies.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: an extensive list of AquaFed members is available on our website
https://www.aquafed.org/
Organisation Members: AquaFed's member list is available on https://www.aquafed.org/about-us/members
AquaFed is a member of the www.worldwatercouncil.org
AquaFed is a recognized "Friend of UN-WAtER" - www.unwater.org
AquaFed is a member of E3PO - the European Federation of PPP Operating Companies. (www.e3PO.eu)
AquaFed is an NGO in Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC and has summitted 3 quadrennial reports (latest approved in 2020, upcoming one to be approved in 2023)
AquaFed is a member of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) and the lead of the private sector constituency
AquaFed is a member of the Water Integrity Network
AquaFed is a founding member of the European Pact for Water
For a full list, please refer to
http://www.aquafed.org/