On August 12th to the 17th, 2007, Guatemala was the meeting place for the waters of the hemisphere.  Organized by the Government of Guatemala and the Inter-American Water Resources Network (IWRN) , the Sixth Dialogue took place in Guatemala City, on August 12-17, 2007. The Dialogue was the most prominent regional event on water management in the region, and it that gathered 375 participants from a wide array of stakeholders and practitioners from the Americas. The Dialogue also counted on the collaboration of many international agencies, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector, the Sixth Dialogue will take on the need to evolve “From Dialogue to action – Strengthening partnerships and building the basis for meeting the Millennium Development Goals”. The Dialogue is built around the foundation of wide participation to come up with a set of recommendations that will be sent to the decision-makers and opinion drivers in water issues in the region – regardless of the sector in which they act. Building such a partnership means more than just agreeing in how to split chores to work together for an objective, like water and sustainable development. It also means making a call to everyone to be part of the crusade to manage responsibly the most precious resources that our countries have: water and their people.