The 2nd World Water Forum was held in The Hague in 2000. Over 5,000 participants discussed the results of the document “Vision for Water, Life and the Environment in the 21st century”. The Vision was an unprecedented prospective exercise conducted through a participatory approach, which provided an overview of the state of the world's water resource and its future.

A number of commitments were made by governments and other stakeholders for action to be taken following the Forum. The WWC committed to monitor actions leading to the fulfillment of the Vision. The Vision had successfully contributed to launch a movement which clearly aimed at influencing policy makers and governments.