The U.S. Water Partnership received high praise from the pages of “Water and Wastes Digest”, a leading periodical in the water and sanitation sector. The article was written by Ben Grumbles, President of USWP-member Clean Water America Alliance.
Writes Grumbles:
March 22 also saw an official launch of the U.S. Water Partnership (www.uswaterpartnership.org) spearheaded by the Global Environment & Technology Foundation. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted the event, which featured a growing alliance of federal agencies, businesses, foundations and NGOs to serve as a network for an urgently needed and strategically shaped rescue mission to areas in most need of assistance.
I call this type of outreach and aid “wet diplomacy” as it reminds me of a water-focused version of “soft diplomacy”—a kinder, gentler, perhaps even smarter version, at times, of global relations. The partnership is designed to help people and ecosystems around the globe and businesses and NGOs on U.S. soil, as well through the strategic use of American technology, know-how and experience.
This type of discussion, especially in such a prominent publication, echoes the commitment and purpose of this partnership. The Partnership looks forward to continued collaboration with all of its members to advance this agenda of “wet diplomacy.”
The full article is available here: http://www.wwdmag.com/wet-diplomacy
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