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Water pollution; and, Water resources. [1] The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to environmental protection and resource utilization and conservation, and report thereon from time to time." [1]
Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert: Outstanding scientific contributions related to surface water, ground water, alternative (non-traditional) water resources, and water conservation [54] Singapore: President's Award for the Environment: Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
A major outcome of the XVI World Water Congress was IWRA's Cancun Declaration - A Call for Action to Bridge Science and Water Policy-Making for Sustainable Development. [9] This Declaration calls for urgent mobilization of knowledge generators, governments, donors, professionals and civil society to join their efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda ...
Representative Kevin McCarthy (R) at an oversight hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power In the 111th Congress , the number of subcommittees was reduced from 5 to 4. The Subcommittees on Insular Affairs and Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans were merged into the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife .
The first UN World Water Development Report, called “Water for People, Water for Life” was presented at the third World Water Forum in Japan in 2003. The report provides an assessment of the globe’s water crisis and assesses progress in 11 challenge areas (health, food, environment, shared water resources, cities, industry, energy, risk ...
In 1998, the Sixth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development stated that there was a need for regular, global assessments on the status of freshwater resources. In response to this the World Water Assessment Programme was founded in 2000 to coordinate the production of the UN World Water Development Report (UN WWDR), and to report on ...
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The 2nd World Water Forum in The Hague from 17 to 22 March 2000 generated much debate on the World Water Vision [6] and the associated Framework for Action, [7] dealing with the state and ownership of water resources, their development potential, management and financing models, and their impact on poverty, social, cultural and economic ...