About us
Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA)
The Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) is registered as a Non-Governmental & Non-profit organization, and hosted by the Government of Jordan / Ministry of Water & Irrigation. ACWUA has been officially established in 2009 in Amman, Jordan according to Prime Ministry letter number 57/11/1/8171 dated 2 May 2007.
ACWUA was founded as a result of an initiative by a group of key water experts representing the water and wastewater sector in the Arab Countries. ACWUA Steering Committee (SC) was formed during the first consultative meeting that took place in Cairo-Egypt, in September 2006. It was followed by a series of regional meetings led by the SC and strongly supported by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). Those meetings had resulted in the formulation of ACWUA establishment process and the development of ACWUA Charter and Bylaws.
The first Board of Directors (BoD) of ACWUA was elected to replace the SC during the first General Assembly meeting in Alexandria, Egypt on 19 November 2008. Also, the decision to locate a permanent ACWUA Secretariat office in Amman – Jordan was taken. On 30 July 2009, ACWUA, was officially launched in Amman-Jordan, after the opening ceremony that was attended by more than eighty high-ranking officials comprising of Arab and International water experts from ACWUA Board members, heads of Arab water utilities, donor agencies and international organizations, and the private sector.
ACWUA was able -in a very short period of time- to steadily and rapidly expand, through developing wide cooperation networks and building strong liaisons with the Arab and international organizations, which led to extensive benefits to the association, and a great support in achieving its strategic goals set in the association’s five-year business plan with membership comprises of 106 utilities from 18 Arab countries.
Our Vision
A global center dedicated to excellence in the management, innovation, and dissemination of knowledge related to water and wastewater, serving as a hub for expertise, research, and sustainable solutions in this critical field.
Our Mission
In partnership with the Arab water and wastewater utilities, ACWUA will provide the necessary knowledge and tools for utilities to be a trusted, efficient and effective in providing safe, affordable water and wastewater services.
Meet Our Team
Eng. Khaldon H. Khashman
Secretary General
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Eng. Khaldon Khashman is the Secretary General of Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), moreover a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for the UN Water monitoring the achievements of SDG6 likewise in other national and international institutions.
Eng. Khaldon graduated from NED University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi, and now he is an international expert in the water utilities management. He served water sector in Jordan for more than 35 years, his journey started at the Jordan Drinking Water Corporation in early 1980s and then proceeded to play different vital roles in Jordan’s water sector. These roles may include but not limited to: Chairman of the board of Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna), a board member of Water Authority of Jordan, Secretary General for Jordan Ministry of Water and Irrigation, CEO of water administration in northern governorates (which known now as Yarmouk Water Company), Manager in Balqa governorate and Zarqa governorate. Furthermore, he was member of board of directors for number of national companies like Aqaba Water Company, Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna), Irbid District Electricity Company, among others.
Since 2009 and up to this date, Eng. Khashman has been Secretary General for ACWUA. He strongly believes that exchanging knowledge and expertise among water utilities in different part of the world is very crucial in developing sustainable solutions to withstand water sector various challenges. Thus, he is pursuing this through leading ACWUA as global center of excellence that earnestly willing to work in partnership with water and wastewater utilities in the Arab countries and other countries, on building capacities within the utilities, instituting best practices and eventually enabling utilities to achieve their objectives.
