Water as an instrument of peace: Switzerland launches a global panel
Bern, 16.11.2015 - On 16 November 2015 Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter opened the ministerial ceremony in Geneva to launch a global panel on water and peace. This independent panel is composed of senior figures from 14 countries from the fields of politics, academia, the private sector and civil society. It will formulate proposals on the instruments and architecture to be put in place to prevent and reduce water-related conflicts at global and regional levels.