Elections of the WSSCC Steering Committee

A people-centered approach is the foundation upon which the Collaborative Council is built and this is reflected in its organisational structure. The Collaborative Council is a membership organisation and it relies on its diverse and actively-engaged membership body both to direct and to provide credibility for its work.

Collaborative Council members are eligible to stand and vote in elections for the Steering Committee, which provides direction to the whole organisation. The duties of the Steering Committee members are described in section 1.2 of the WSSCC governance document that can be found here.

Current Elections or By-elections

WSSCC is currently holding an election in order to fill the Steering Committee seat representing the SIDS.

The nominees are:

1) Mr. Rohit Mungra, Senior Advisor, Central Water Authority, Mauritius

Mr. Mungra is a mature professional with 30 years of direct experience at grass-root and managerial levels in the Public Health Engineering Sector.

He presently works as Senior Advisor at the Central Water Authority, Mauritus, after serving in the same utility as its General Manager from 2000 to 2005.

He has been associated with the work of the WSSCC since 1995. He contributed to Vision 21, published by the Council in 2000, and has been the WSSCC National Coordinator for Mauritius for over 10 years. Mr. Rohit Mungra also closely follows climate change issues, the later being of immediate concern to the SIDS, in addition to the water supply and sanitation ones.

2) Mr. Tasleem Hasan, Water Quality Specialist, Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)

Mr. Hasan has worked with water and sanitation issues in the Pacific region since 2000 and is well aware of the challenges faced by the region.

He is a member of the International Network of Drinking Water Quality Regulators and of the International Network for Small Community Water Supply Management.

Who is entitled to vote?

All SIDS members of WSSCC except those who are currently associated with active partner agencies or donors, are entitled to vote. Members must have been registered in the WSSCC membership database as of 28 January 2008. To find the list of the donors and partner agencies please refer to the members registration form here.

Voting will take place by secret ballot on a one member one vote system. The candidate attaining the most votes will be elected.

The election will start on the 12th of June and run until the 5th of July.

If you have any questions about the nomination or election process, please send them to wsscc@who.int.