Closing speech for “Water for a changing world: Enhancing local knowledge and capacity”

This speech was delivered by HRH the Prince of Orange at the symposium “Water for a Changing World: Developing Local Knowledge and Capacity”, 13-15 June 2007. He states “As chairman of UNSGAB-the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation-my key message is that it would be smart to sort out the blue side first. Because however you look at it, access to safe water and basic sanitation is an essential condition for human health, dignity and development.”