“The Water Resources Group is innovative in its power to bring people from different backgrounds together. This initiative will contribute to the transparent and equitable planning and management of water resources.It draws to large extent on the knowhow from the private sector. This is why it stimulates additional private sector investments. The next stage will be to expand first positive results to least developed countries providing a significant contribution to poverty reduction”. Martin Dahinden, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation