Fribourg

The “Declaration on water as a human right and a public good”, 2005

Fribourg
© Janusz Sliwinski

The “Ecumenical Declaration on water as a human right and a public good” was issued on 22 April 2005 by the National Council of Churches of Brazil (CONIC), the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (FSPC), the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and the Conference of Bishops of Switzerland, during a joint meeting in Fribourg. Members and partners of the Ecumenical Water Network of the World Council of Churches (WCC-EWN) at the Alternative World Water Forum (Forum Alternativo Mundial da Agua or FAMA, in Portuguese) ratified the ecumenical declaration in Brasilia, Brazil on 23 March 2018.