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As the world enters the 21st Century, it faces many challenges, above all that of establishing a sustainable way of life that would not threaten future generations.

One of the essential elements of life on this planet is freshwater. Sustainable development therefore demands sustainable management of the world's limited resources of freshwater. Water resources cannot be managed, however, unless we know where they are, in what quantity and quality, and how variable they are likely to be in the foreseeable future.[read more]

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In 2003, UN-Water was endorsed as the new official United Nations mechanism for follow-up of the water-related decisions ...
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World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. The objective of the year is to raise awareness of the potential for, and value of increased cooperation in relation to water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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