USAID Water & Development Strategy (2013-2018) 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.

Watch videos from the launch:

• USAID Water & Development Video
• Introduction by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and USAID Global Water Coordinator Chris Holmes
• Remarks by Senator Durbin
• Remarks by Senator Coons
• Development Innovation Ventures
• Remarks by Under Secretary Hormats
• Remarks by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah
• Remarks by Congressman Blumenauer
• Remarks by Congressman Poe
• DEV talks by Lisa Nash and Gemma Bulos, introduced by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and John Oldfield, WASH Advocates
• Video by Jars of Clay