Mayors for Drinkable Rivers
An international network of municipalities, of mayors and aldermen, that works towards drinkable rivers
What

Global network “Mayors for Drinkable Rivers”
Why
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”
A word from the founding mayors

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
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
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 a Drinkable Meuse Annual gathering #6 (2024, Maaseik, BE)
The sixth “Mayors for Drinkable Meuse” annual gathering took place on March 15th 2024, in Maaseik (Belgium)
Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse Annual gathering #5 (2023, Rotterdam, NL)
The fifth “Mayors for Drinkable Meuse” annual gathering took place on June 2nd 2023, in Rotterdam (Netherland).
Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse Annual gathering #4 (2022, Cuijk, NL)
The fourth “Mayors for Drinkable Meuse” annual gathering took place on June 10th 2022, in Cuijk (Netherland).
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.