Veoliaforce - Using our expertise to assist in emergencies and with development initiatives
In 1998 two major natural catastrophes (Cyclone Mitch in Nicaragua and the flooding of the River Yangtze in China) leads Veolia Water to create an emergency humanitarian response unit made up from employees, water service professionals - Veoliaforce.
Following the catastrophe, which struck those living on the islands and along the shores of the Gulf of Bengal, on December 26, 2004, the number of volunteers mobilized by Veoliaforce went from 200 to 500 thanks to volunteers from the other Divisions of Veolia Environnement.
Thanks to a network of 500 employees who volunteer from each of the Divisions within Veolia Environnement, the unit is able to provide technical expertise to safeguard the supply of clean drinking water and thereby prevent the spread of epidemics.
For ten years, Veoliaforce, in conjunction with its partners, has carried out more than 60 missions in 40 countries. The missions rely on a team of six permanent staff and a network of employee volunteers who work for Veolia Water and Veolia Environnement's other divisions.