Access to drinking water and basic sanitation is a right and one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
An unacceptable sanitation deficit persists, and the suffering caused by drought to the people of Brazil’s northeast region is a well-known fact.
The forum is expected to gather more than 40,000 participants from over 160 countries.
More recently, we were among the first countries to ratify the Paris Agreement, which deals with one of the main threats to the right of access to water: climate change.
We have also made significant progress towards protecting our forests.
We have increased our forest conservation areas.
By protecting our ecosystems we protect our water sources.
The water must get to those who need it.
The long-awaited project, now in its final stages, will benefit a population 12 million in Brazil’s northeast.
This is the Brazil that is hosting the World Water Forum: a country in search common solutions to global problems; a country that will continue to do its part in preserving our most precious resource.