The International Forum Committee, presided by Prof. Benedito Braga, brings together the World Water Council and the French National Committee, which itself brings together the following French actors: the State and its public establishments, the City of Marseille, the Metropolitan Area of Marseille-Provence-Métropole, the General Council of the Bouches du Rhône, the Regional Council Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, public and private partners.

The bureau is made of 4 people. The first two are members of the World Water Council board: Prof. Benedito Braga and Guy Fradin. The other two are members of the French National Committee board: Martine Vassal and András Szöllösi-Nagy.

The executive branch that prepares and organises the forum is the Forum Secretariat. It brings together 26 people who work on the 4 preparatory processes, the 6^th World Water Forum programme, and the stakeholders involved in the processes.