The purpose of the Award is to promote efforts to fulfil international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices that can ensure the long-term sustainable management of water resources and contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed goals and targets contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Agenda 21 and the JohannesburgPlanofImplementation.
Mr Pronk, a former Dutch environment minister, briefing journalists in London, UK, said Johannesburg would need to agree a planof action, with an agreed timeframe on implementation.