Framework agreement between GCI and the government of Brazil

17 February 2008

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Green Cross International, represented by Green Cross Brazil, and the Brazilian Government, represented by the State of Minas Gerais and the Secretary of Science Technology and Graduate Education, have recently signed an agreement on their commitment to work in concert with one another to protect and sustain water sources in Brazil. On 14 May 2007, the parties signed a Framework Agreement on Cooperation, marking an important milestone and a formalisation of the relationship between the signatories regarding objectives for water sustainability projects in Brazil. The impetus for this agreement is the mutual recognition that water is a fundamental human right and that sustainable solutions must be found at local levels in order to avoid a deepening global water crisis.

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Background on the Right to Water campaign :
2002 :
During the first Green Cross International Earth Dialogues in Lyon, we launched a Petition for a Global Water Convention.

2003 :
We partnered with the International Secretariat of Water (ISW) and the Maghreb-Machreq Alliance for Water (ALMAE), to launch the Water Convention project during the first World Assembly of Water Wisdom (WAWW) in Kyoto.

Jean-Michel Cousteau

Smart Water for Green Schools shows how water, too often a source of conflict and war, can also become a source of cooperation and partnership. This project demonstrates that environmental education and exchanges between communities sharing the same water resources can be a powerful catalyst for such a transformation. By protecting water resources we protect ourselves!"
Leonardo Di Caprio

"One of the building blocks of every society is consistent access to clean drinking water. The GCI Smart Water for Green Schools project empowers schools to teach students about the importance of a safe water supply and basic hygiene. These lessons give children the tools they need to become agents of change within their families and their communities".