Water is Politics

The Envoy will also concerted efforts to advance the water agenda, work to strengthen international cooperation and including the follow-up on the outcomes of the synergies among international water processes UN 2023 Water Conference. [...] Marsudi will represent the Secretary-General in global water processes and work with UN- Marsudi will represent the Secretary-General in Water and its members to support the imple- global water processes and work with UN-Water mentation of the UN System-wide Strategy on and its members to support the implementation Water and Sanitation. [...] Marsudi also ser- The Envoy seeks to galvanize partnerships and ved as Indonesia’s Ambassador to the Nether- concerted efforts to advance the water agenda, lands (2012-2014), and as Indonesia’s Ambassa- including the follow-up on the outcomes of the dor to Iceland and Norway (2005-2008). [...] eration in the Water Field between the Govern- ■There will be cooperation in the field of im- ment of the Republic of Turkey and the Govern- plementation of joint projects on the develop- ment of the Republic of Iraq", approved by Presi- ment of sustainable water management in the dent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was published in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and their best use Official Gazette yester. [...] The financing of The issues agreed upon by Turkey and Iraq in the each project will be met through a system Decision Concerning the Approval of the Frame- based on Turkey's oil purchases from Iraq, un- work Agreement on Cooperation in the Water less otherwise agreed by the parties.