WSSCC helps sector professionals to share their concerns, knowledge and experience with one another. It provides opportunities for problem solving, access to combined expertise, continuous dialogue on key issues, and publications which set out guidelines, procedures and codes of conduct developed by experts working together over several years. The main mechanisms that the Council adopts to achieve its objectives and carry out its tasks are:
A series of global and regional fora, typically held every 2-3 years; Between fora, working groups, task forces and networks focus on selected developmental issues.
These activities are carried out by groups of volunteers from existing organisations (from both developing and industrialised countries) with an interest in finding ways to resolve the issues. Each global forum provides the platform for consensus building on recommendations emanating from such activities. Emerging issues and appropriate policy/strategy regimes for the future are also discussed.
