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William Cosgrove is a former vice-president and president of the [[World Water Council]] – a pro-privatisation think tank with close ties to business and global governing and financial institutions.<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>. His work as the council’s director of the Vision for Water, Life and the Environment in the 21st Century was published in a report he co-authored along side [[Frank Rijsberman]] entitled “[[World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody’s Business]].”<ref>World Water Council, [http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=961 World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody’s Business], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>. The report was presented at the 2nd [[World Water Forum]] in [[The Hague]].

As a member of the [[World Water Council]] since its inception in 1996 Cosgrove has played a significant role in the formation of the council’s vision and has made significant contributions to their policy platform. In addition to serving as director of the Vision exercise he supervised a two year action monitoring program that was presented at the 3rd [[World Water Forum]] in Kyoto entitled, “World Water Actions Making Water Flow for All.”<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>. The report aimed to formalize the council’s water vision. Cosgrove also had a varied career with the [[World Bank]]. He initially joined the bank as a Water Resources Specialist and retired in 1989 as Vice-President after 26 years of service.<ref>World Bank, [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20035663~menuPK:56318~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html World Bank Group Historical Chronology: 1980-1989], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>.

Cosgrove is founder and former president of the [[Ecoconsult Inc.]] consultancy firm.<ref>Ecoconsult Inc., [http://www.ecoconsult.ca/accueil-en.htm What’s New], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>. Ecoconsult Inc. offers water-related services including: services in multi-disciplinary project management; strategic analysis and development planning; policy analysis, policy and institutional reform; project financing, capital flows, trade agreements; socioeconomic and environmental impact studies; post evaluation of programs and projects; development of indicators and monitoring systems; and visioning and scenario development.<ref> Ecoconsult Inc., [http://www.ecoconsult.ca/accueil-en.htm Home], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>. Ecoconsult has worked with [[Global Water Partnership]] (GWP) - particularly on the “Dialogue on Effective Water Governance”, and consulted with [[UNSECO]] and the [[World Water Assessment Programme]] (WWAP) on a project entitled, “From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential” which “facilitates multi-level and interdisciplinary dialogues in order to foster peace, co-operation and development related to the management of shared water resources.”<ref>UNESCO, [http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/index.shtml About PCCP], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>.

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 William Cosgrove is a former vice-president and president of the [[World Water Council]] – a pro-privatisation think tank with close ties to business and global governing and financial institutions.<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> His work as the council’s director of the Vision for Water, Life and the Environment in the 21st Century was published in a report he co-authored along side [[Frank Rijsberman]] entitled “[[World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody’s Business]].”<ref>World Water Council, [http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=961 World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody’s Business], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> The report was presented at the 2nd [[World Water Forum]] in [[The Hague]].
-As a member of the [[World Water Council]] since its inception in 1996 Cosgrove has played a significant role in the formation of the council’s vision and has made significant contributions to their policy platform. In addition to serving as director of the Vision exercise he supervised a two year action monitoring program that was presented at the 3rd [[World Water Forum]] in Kyoto entitled, “World Water Actions Making Water Flow for All.”<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> The report aimed to formalize the council’s water vision. Cosgrove also had a varied career with the [[World Bank]]. He initially joined the bank as a Water Resources Specialist and retired in 1989 after 26 years of experience as Vice-President.<ref>World Bank, [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20035663~menuPK:56318~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html World Bank Group Historical Chronology: 1980-1989], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>
+As a member of the [[World Water Council]] since its inception in 1996 Cosgrove has played a significant role in the formation of the council’s vision and has made significant contributions to their policy platform. In addition to serving as director of the Vision exercise he supervised a two year action monitoring program that was presented at the 3rd [[World Water Forum]] in Kyoto entitled, “World Water Actions Making Water Flow for All.”<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> The report aimed to formalize the council’s water vision. Cosgrove also had a varied career with the [[World Bank]]. He initially joined the bank as a Water Resources Specialist and retired as Vice-President in 1989 after 26 years of experience.<ref>World Bank, [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20035663~menuPK:56318~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html World Bank Group Historical Chronology: 1980-1989], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>
 Cosgrove is founder and former president of the [[Ecoconsult Inc.]] consultancy firm.<ref>Ecoconsult Inc., [http://www.ecoconsult.ca/accueil-en.htm What’s New], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> Ecoconsult Inc. offers water-related services including: services in multi-disciplinary project management; strategic analysis and development planning; policy analysis, policy and institutional reform; project financing, capital flows, trade agreements; socioeconomic and environmental impact studies; post evaluation of programs and projects; development of indicators and monitoring systems; and visioning and scenario development.<ref> Ecoconsult Inc., [http://www.ecoconsult.ca/accueil-en.htm Home], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> Ecoconsult has worked with [[Global Water Partnership]] (GWP) - particularly on the “Dialogue on Effective Water Governance”, and consulted with [[UNSECO]] and the [[World Water Assessment Programme]] (WWAP)  on a project entitled, “From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential” which “facilitates multi-level and interdisciplinary dialogues in order to foster peace, co-operation and development related to the management of shared water resources.”<ref>UNESCO, [http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/index.shtml About PCCP], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>

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 William Cosgrove is a former vice-president and president of the [[World Water Council]] – a pro-privatisation think tank with close ties to business and global governing and financial institutions.<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> His work as the council’s director of the Vision for Water, Life and the Environment in the 21st Century was published in a report he co-authored along side [[Frank Rijsberman]] entitled “[[World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody’s Business]].”<ref>World Water Council, [http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=961 World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody’s Business], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> The report was presented at the 2nd [[World Water Forum]] in [[The Hague]].
-As a member of the [[World Water Council]] since its inception in 1996 Cosgrove has played a significant role in the formation of the council’s vision and has made significant contributions to their policy platform. In addition to serving as director of the Vision exercise he supervised a two year action monitoring program that was presented at the 3rd [[World Water Forum]] in Kyoto entitled, “World Water Actions Making Water Flow for All.”<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> The report aimed to formalize the council’s water vision. Cosgrove also had a varied career with the [[World Bank]]. He initially joined the bank as a Water Resources Specialist and retired in 1989 as Vice-President after 26 years of service.<ref>World Bank, [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20035663~menuPK:56318~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html World Bank Group Historical Chronology: 1980-1989], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>
+As a member of the [[World Water Council]] since its inception in 1996 Cosgrove has played a significant role in the formation of the council’s vision and has made significant contributions to their policy platform. In addition to serving as director of the Vision exercise he supervised a two year action monitoring program that was presented at the 3rd [[World Water Forum]] in Kyoto entitled, “World Water Actions Making Water Flow for All.”<ref>World Water Council, [http://worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/News/WWC_News/News_2003/PR_WJC_new_president_3.10.03.pdf World Water Council: Press Release, October 3, 2003], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> The report aimed to formalize the council’s water vision. Cosgrove also had a varied career with the [[World Bank]]. He initially joined the bank as a Water Resources Specialist and retired in 1989 after 26 years of experience as Vice-President.<ref>World Bank, [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20035663~menuPK:56318~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html World Bank Group Historical Chronology: 1980-1989], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>
 Cosgrove is founder and former president of the [[Ecoconsult Inc.]] consultancy firm.<ref>Ecoconsult Inc., [http://www.ecoconsult.ca/accueil-en.htm What’s New], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> Ecoconsult Inc. offers water-related services including: services in multi-disciplinary project management; strategic analysis and development planning; policy analysis, policy and institutional reform; project financing, capital flows, trade agreements; socioeconomic and environmental impact studies; post evaluation of programs and projects; development of indicators and monitoring systems; and visioning and scenario development.<ref> Ecoconsult Inc., [http://www.ecoconsult.ca/accueil-en.htm Home], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref> Ecoconsult has worked with [[Global Water Partnership]] (GWP) - particularly on the “Dialogue on Effective Water Governance”, and consulted with [[UNSECO]] and the [[World Water Assessment Programme]] (WWAP)  on a project entitled, “From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential” which “facilitates multi-level and interdisciplinary dialogues in order to foster peace, co-operation and development related to the management of shared water resources.”<ref>UNESCO, [http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/index.shtml About PCCP], accessed 26 November 2008.</ref>