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USAID Water & Development Strategy Launch
May 21, 2013
Kennedy Caucus Room, U.S. Senate
On May 21, Administrator Rajiv Shah released the U.S. Government’s first Water and Development Strategy, in an event with Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Chris Coons, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congressman Ted Poe. This Strategy elevates the importance and visibility of water as a development priority within the Agency and highlights its importance in meeting development imperatives to improve health and increase food security. This Strategy will address global water-related development needs by providing a clear understanding of USAID's approach to water programming, emphasizing how sustainable use of water is critical to saving lives.
Videos from the launch are available below:
USAID Water & Development Video
Introduction by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and USAID Global Water Coordinator Chris Holmes
Development Innovation Ventures video
Remarks by Under Secretary Hormats
Remarks by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah
Remarks by Congressman Blumenauer
DEV talks by Lisa Nash and Gemma Bulos, introduced by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and John Oldfield, WASH Advocates
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