Mayors for Drinkable Rivers

An international network of municipalities, of mayors and aldermen, that works towards drinkable rivers

Upcoming events:

June 6th, 2025

7th Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse Gathering

July 11th, 2025

Official launch Mayors for a Drinkable Thames

 

What

Global network “Mayors for Drinkable Rivers”

Why

We all share the same water and we all recognise our rivers as our common lifeline.

How

  • Network and learn on a global level: annual gatherings and expert sessions.
  • Cooperate and act on a river basin level.

Drinkable Rivers basin networks

River basin network “Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse”

River basin network “Mayors for a Drinkable Thames”

A word from the founding mayors

Boris Ravignon

Boris Ravignon

Mayor of Charleville-Mézières, France

“Cities along the Meuse like Charleville-Mézières have turned their backs on the Meuse for too long. We are now engaged in a process of reconciliation with our river. In this context, the network of “mayors for a drinkable Meuse” seems essential to us to share our ambitions and the means to achieve them.”

“Les villes mosanes comme Charleville-Mézières ont trop longtemps tourné le dos à la Meuse. Nous sommes aujourd’hui engagés dans une démarche de réconciliation avec notre fleuve. Dans ce contexte, le lancement d’un réseau de « maires pour une Meuse à Boire » nous apparait indispensable pour partager nos ambitions et les moyens d’y parvenir.”

Maxime Prévot

Maxime Prévot

Mayor of Namur, Belgium

“The confluence is the cradle of Namur, Capital of Wallonia. The Meuse is in the DNA of any citizen of Namur who stands alongside the river. Therefore, it’s essential to share experiences and to coordinate the pursuance of our efforts within the network ‘Mayors for a drinkable Meuse'”.

“Le confluent est le berceau de Namur, Capitale de la Wallonie. La Meuse fait partie de l’ADN des citoyens namurois qui la côtoient. Ainsi, il est primordial d’échanger nos expériences et de coordonner la poursuite de nos efforts grâce au Réseau ‘Maires pour une Meuse à Boire'”.

Wim Hillenaar

Wim Hillenaar

Mayor of Maastricht (former mayor of Land van Cuijk), Netherlands

“I support the network because it touches exactly the essence! The quality of our river water holds up the mirror to us. No matter how big the problem is, everyone can contribute to a drinkable river.”

“Je soutiens le réseau parce qu’il touche précisément à l’essentiel ! La qualité de l’eau reflète la relation avec nos rivières comme un miroir. De plus, quelle que soit l’ampleur du problème, tout le monde peut contribuer à rendre une rivière à boire”.

“Mayors for a Drinkable Rivers” events

Mayors for Drinkable Rivers Family

We work with a coalition of the willing and gradually we are growing the committed River families. Part of our the family are participating municipalities, aswel as non-municipalities and visiting municipalities. Together we are a family of the river. And together we can take care of our river and of the members of our familiy.

 

Mayors for Drinkable Rivers Partners

The Mayors for Drinkable Rivers network can only exist with the work of our family and the support of our partners. Partners can be regional, but also global. Interested in becoming a partner of the Drinkable Rivers familly? Get in touch with us.

 

 

We support the Sustainable Development Goals

Contact us

Are you a municipality within a watershed or along a river, or another important partner and wish to be on our invitation list, please contact us here.