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Gérard Payen
Vice-President of the French Water Partnership, former member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
French Water Partnership
Private Sector & Development author
Gérard Payen has been resolving water-related problems throughout the world for the past 35 years. Until 2002, he was in charge of utilities providing daily water services to more than 100 million people before serving for 11 years as a member of the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation. He has contributed to securing recognition for human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, and to the adoption of the numerous water-related global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Gérard developed the ‘Water4allSDGs’ method for assessing the impact of water-related actions on all of the SDGs.
French Water Partnership
The French Water Partnership (FWP) is a platform that brings together French water players active on the international stage. Its members include government ministries and public establishments (including AFD), elected representatives, local authorities, associations, NGOs and foundations, economic players, research and training institutions, and individuals. Since 2007, the FWP and its members have been working together to advocate at international level for better consideration of water- related issues in various actions and policies. The PFE also fosters exchanges between French know-how and that of other countries in the field of water management.