He also noted the role played by the World Water Council, an association of expert and professional organizations in the water sector, which had been established in 1996 and had organized the first World Water Forum in Egypt in 1997.
Cabe además destacar la labor realizada en este ámbito por el Consejo Mundial del Agua, asociación de organizaciones especializadas y profesionales del sector del agua establecida en 1996, que organizó el primer Foro Mundial del Agua en Egipto en 1997.