| Abbreviation | AquaFed |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2005 |
| Type | INGO |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters |
Paris,  France
|
Region served |
Worldwide |
Official language |
Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish |
President |
Mamadou Dia  Senegal
|
| Website | AquaFed official website |
AquaFed: the International Federation of Private Water Operators, is an international advocacy group that connects international organisations with private water and wastewater service providers.
Created in 2005, AquaFed is the International Federation of Private Water Operators. Based in Paris and with a liaison office in Brussels, AquaFed represents more than 400 private operators providing water and sanitation services in more than 40 countries around the world.
Associations
AquaFed is a member of the World Water Council, a Partner of UN-Water and a founding member of the Water Integrity Network, amongst others.
In 2008, AquaFed contributed to the Global Corruption Report on the topic of corruption in the water sector.
Members
As of April 2016 the Federation represents more than 400 companies in 40 countries worldwide.
Aquafed Members include:
- ABCon – Brazilian National Association of Water and Wastewater Provider
- AFEB – Association Fédérative des gestionnaires privés de réseaux d'Eau du Bénin
- ANDESS Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Servicios Sanitarios – Chile
- APROVAK Asociace provozovatelu vodovodu a kanalizací CR
- APWO – Uganda Association of Private Water Operators
- FP2E (Fédération Professionnelle des Entreprises de l'Eau), France
- NAWC – National Association of Water Companies United States
- Agbar – Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona
- LYDEC
- Odebrecht Ambiental
- PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (PALYJA)
- SENEGALAISE DES EAUX
- Remondis
- SUEZ
- Macao Water Company
- Veolia
- Vergnet Hydro
Comparable initiatives
- World Water Council
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Business Action for Water
- World Economic Forum (which launched a Water Initiative in 2005)
- International Private Water Association (IPWA)