To make relevant expert advice readily available for use within the Union to support international co-operation activitiesand enhance the competitiveness of associated industries and service organisations. EWRA has been constituted as an international non-profit association aiming and enhancing cooperation and exchanges in research and application in the field of water resources. During recent years an international consensus has emerged on fundamental principles for water resources management. These principles were endorsed in 1992 at conferences on water and the environment in Dublin and Rio de Janeiro, respectively. Water development and management should be based on a participatory approach, involving users, planners and policymakers at all levels.
Women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water.
Water has an economic value in all its comprises uses and should be recognized as an economic good. The Partnership is an international network open to all parties involved in water resources management, e.g. governments of developing as well as developed countries, UN agencies, multilateral banks, professional associations, research organisations, the private sector and NGO's. IAH is a worldwide scientific and educational organisation with more than 3000 members in over 120 countries. It was established in 1922, incorporating the International Commision of Glaciers which had been set up in 1894, with the aim of bringing together hydrologists from all countries to promote the hydrological sciences. Building on its past experience, accomplishments, and the comprehensive water management framework, ICID strives to promote programs to accelarate and enhance sustainable growth of irrigated agriculture.