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Message for the World Day
for Water: "Water for the Future" from the Secretary-General of
the United Nations (Also available in
Arabic,
Chinese,
French,
Russian, and
Spanish) |
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UN World Water Development Report, Water for People, Water for Life
released! |
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The World Water Development Report (WWDR) is a
periodic, comprehensive review giving an authoritative picture of the state
of the world's freshwater resources, and aiming to provide decision-makers
with the tools for sustainable use of our water. The first edition of this
report, Water for People, Water for Life, will be launched on World Water
Day (March 22nd) at the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan. |
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Report
on "Water: Inexhaustible Resource" contributed to the Technology
Alternatives for Developing countries session |
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Technology Alternatives
for Developing Countries session to address key issues |
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"Technology Alternatives for Developing
Countries Session" will be held at 15:45 - 18:30 on 16 March 2003, at
Gold Room, Takaragaike Prince Hotel, Kyoto, Japan. Presenters,
Panelists and Participants in this session will be focusing their efforts
and energies on
addressing key questions related to ESTs. For those of you planning to
attend, the following are the questions that will be addressed at the
session. We look forward to your contributions and inputs on these questions
at the session:
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How can Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST) be better promoted,
transferred and used in developing countries so that the Millennium
Development Goals can be achieved? |
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What are the key barriers to overcome and what additional requirements
are necessary to facilitate the transfer of ESTs to developing countries? |
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What are the capacity building requirements necessary to promote,
transfer and use ESTs in developing countries? |
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How can "markets" for ESTs and further Research and development of ESTs
be better stimulated in developing countries? |
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Water and Forests
Session Draft Report |
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IETC's publications on
Freshwater management |
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Over the last decade, IETC has produced a number
of documents related to freshwater management, particularly in the use of
environmentally sound technologies.
Read
some of these documents online |
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'Dams and Development: Promoting
dialogue for improved decision-making' session |
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Special session to be
organized by Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) in the "Water for
Peace" theme |
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Draft Statement of the Water for
Cities theme released for comments |
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The draft statement for the Water for Cities theme has been
submitted to the WWF3 Secretariat. Comments on the statement are welcome! |
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Role of NGOs in Managing Water
Resources in Urban Areas in the 21st Century to be discussed at WWF3 |
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Dr. Ngai Weng CHAN of Universiti Sains Malaysia and
President of Water Watch Penang, Malaysia, will be discussing this important
topic as part of the "Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the
Urban Water Challenge session", which is scheduled for 18 March, 12:30-15:15
in the Grand Cube Osaka (Room 1007).
- ABSTRACT -
Water is the issue of the 21st century, with a significant number of countries
without adequate and clean water. Yet, countries like Malaysia that are blessed
with abundant water resources are not without water problems. Water crises arise
because of mismanagement, pollution, abuse, wastage, public apathy, ineffective
privatization, and other reasons. Water resources are managed via a top-down
approach, but in the new millennium, the public is expected to play an
increasingly active role as a partnerEof the government. Government needs to
increase public consultation and participation in all relevant development and
tap on the expertise of the public and NGOs in water resource management. NGOs
are made up of experts in every field and can contribute immensely. NGOs offer
their service for free and are committed to the issues close to their hearts.
Water Watch Penang (WWP), the only water NGO in Malaysia, is solely concerned
with saving water and the creation of a Water Saving SocietyE WWP is the link
between government, industry and people and is an integral part of
Government-industry-NGO partnerships. WWP will continue to work towards ensuring
that water resources are protected and developed sustainably, and that adequate
and good quality water is accessible to all. |
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Draft statement for Water Nature and Environment
theme submitted to WWF3 |
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An important output of the Water, Nature, and Environment theme
will be a statement to the Ministerial conference that is being held in
conjunction with WWF3. The process of preparing the theme statement is underway
and the draft statement can be accessed by clicking
here. |
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Maestro II on line
resource to access environmentally sound technologies related to water |
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