AquaFed: the International Federation of Private Water Operators, is an international advocacy group that connects international organisations with private water and wastewater service providers.
Created in 2005, AquaFed is the International Federation of Private Water Operators. Based in Paris and with a liaison office in Brussels, AquaFed represents more than 400 private operators providing water and sanitation services in more than 40 countries around the world.
Associations
AquaFed is a member of the World Water Council, a Partner of UN-Water and a founding member of the Water Integrity Network, amongst others.
In 2008, AquaFed contributed to the Global Corruption Report on the topic of corruption in the water sector.
Members
As of April 2016 the Federation represents more than 400 companies in 40 countries worldwide.
Aquafed Members include: ABCon Brazilian National Association of Water and Wastewater Provider AFEB Association Fédérative des gestionnaires privés de réseaux d'Eau du Bénin ANDESS Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Servicios Sanitarios Chile APROVAK Asociace provozovatelu vodovodu a kanalizací CR APWO Uganda Association of Private Water Operators FP2E (Fédération Professionnelle des Entreprises de l'Eau), France NAWC National Association of Water Companies United States Agbar Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona LYDEC Odebrecht Ambiental PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (PALYJA)
SENEGALAISE DES EAUX
Remondis
SUEZ
Macao Water Company
Veolia
Vergnet Hydro
Comparable initiatives
World Water Council
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Action for Water World Economic Forum (which launched a Water Initiative in 2005) International Private Water Association (IPWA)