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17 February 2008 |
 This campaign, which was initiated in Bologna (Bologna Dialogues on Water for Life and Peace, 2003) aims to promote the logic of decentralised cooperation and revive the value of water as an essential link between people and nature. Following the launch of the French campaign in Rennes (Brittany region) on December 12, 2005, Mr. Gorbachev, GCI, and the Regional Council of Brittany joined forces to organise a Summer University programme on 29 and 30 September 2006. The conference centred around a discussion of the Oudin law - a French law adopted in January 2005 that permits public authorities to allocate one percent of their water and sanitation revenue to water projects in developing countries. One of the most exciting developments of the conference was the commitment of local and regional authorities of Brittany to implement the new Oudin Law.
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