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  • Water & Sustainable

    DevelopmentWFEO 50th Anniversary Symposium

    March 7th, 2018

    Paris

    3

  • Who we are?

    • WCCE is a global platform for civil engineers– Open to all existing organizations involved directly or indirectly in

    civil engineering and construction business.

    – Capable of addressing specific problems typical of the civil engineering fields.

    – Where

    • All members are equal.

    • Free exchange and transfer of knowledge, technology and information is fostered.

    • Civil Engineering is promoted as the profession of choice.

    • Our core values– Integrity & Ethics

    – High technical standards

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  • Standing Committees

    – Construction : Puerto Rico

    – Natural Disasters: Turkey

    – Education, Training and Capacity Building:

    Zimbabwe

    – Water: Spain

    – Oceanic and Coastal Resources: Mexico

    – Women in Civil Engineering: Portugal

    55

  • WCCE Initiatives Regarding

    UN SDG

    Goal 6: Ensure

    access to water and

    sanitation for all

    1414

  • 2016 - Madrid Declaration

    Civil Engineers committed to

    UN’s SDGs

    and Climate Action

    Signed by

    ● ECCE - European Council of Civil Engineers

    ● CICPC-CECPC Council of Civil Engineering

    Associations from Portuguese and Spanish

    Speaking Countries

    ● FEANI - European Federation of Engineering

    Organizations

    ● UPADI – Pan American Union of Engineering

    Organizations and 28 national civil

    engineering organizations

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  • Journals

    Joint Initiatives

    with

    2014

    JAWER - Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research

    Ribagua - Revista Ibero-Americana de Agua

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  • Water

    Monographies Series

    Joint Initiative

    with

    1717

  • Water & CooperationThe Water Monographies series

    discusses topic regarding the

    theme of UN-Water’s International

    year. inter alia: the importance of

    water cooperation; the water and

    energy Nexus and the topic of

    Water and Sustainability.

    2014

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  • Water & EnergyThe Water Monographies series

    discusses topic regarding the

    theme of UN-Water’s International

    year. inter alia: the importance of

    water cooperation; the water and

    energy Nexus and the topic of

    Water and Sustainability.

    2015

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  • Water & Sustainable DevelopmentThe Water Monographies series

    discusses topic regarding the

    theme of UN-Water’s International

    year. inter alia: the importance of

    water cooperation; the water and

    energy Nexus and the topic of

    Water and Sustainability.

    2016

    2020

  • Water & EconomyThe Water Monographies series

    discusses topic regarding the

    theme of UN-Water’s International

    year. inter alia: the importance of

    water cooperation; the water and

    energy Nexus and the topic of

    Water and Sustainability.

    2017

    2121

  • Partnerships

    2222

  • Water Monographies

    Series Contributors

    2323

  • Water Monographies

    Series Contributors

    GOVERNMENT

    OF

    TAJIKISTAN

    2424

  • Water Monographies

    Series Contributors

    2525

  • 2018 - Madrid Declaration

    Water: The future we want

    Fostered by WCCE and signed

    together with:● ECCE - European Council of Civil Engineers

    ● CICPC-CECPC Council of Civil Engineering

    Associations from Portuguese and Spanish

    Speaking Countries

    ● FEANI - European Federation of Engineering

    Organizations

    ● WFEO – World Federation of Engineering

    Organizations

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  • Thank you!!

    Alfonso González Fernández

    PresidentWorld Council of Civil Engineers

    [email protected]

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    mailto:[email protected]