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the UN declares Water a Human Right - Cetri: LINK ¤ CETRI

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• "the United Nations - declare water - and sanitation - a human right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in a historic victory - for social movements !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( opposition - US - UK ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "safe - and clean - drinking water - and sanitation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "is a - human right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that is important - for the full enjoyment - of life - and all human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the resolution - calls on states - and international organizations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to provide financial resources - capacity building - and technology transfer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in particular to developing countries - in order to scale up efforts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to provide safe - clean - accessible - and affordable - drinking water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and sanitation - for all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "( 884 million people - need more access to safe drinking water ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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World Water Congress - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08VIENNA1358

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• "Vienna hosted the - world water congress - organized by !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the International Water Association - IWA - it brought together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "3,000 experts - from science - technology - water policy - water supply - and sewage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there were around - 1.4 bcm - fresh water - on the Earth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it must be less used - for producing of goods - and food !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( agriculture ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a big challenge is - to produce food - with less water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and there has to be a better - infrastructure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( 70% - in developing countries ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual Water - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ VIRTUAL WATER

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• "virtual water - is the water used - in the production - of a good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "also known as embedded water - embodied water - or hidden water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "Professor John Anthony Allan - introduced the virtual water concept !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "1 kg wheat - 1,300 liters - 1 kg broken rice - 3,400 liters !"

 

 

 

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• "1 kg beef - 15,500 liters - 1000g jeans - 10,850 liters !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Right 2 Water: LINK ¤ RIGHT 2 WATER

 

• "water - and sanitation - are a human right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "water - is a public good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "not a commodity - writes the initiative !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Right 2 Water invites - the European Commission - to propose legislation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "implementing the human right - to water - and sanitation - as recognised by the UN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "water supply - and management of water resources - must not be subject to - "internal market rules"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the EU institutions - and member states - should be obliged - to ensure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that all inhabitants - enjoy the right to water - and sanitation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and promoting - the provision of water - and sanitation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "as essential - public services - for all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Global Fishing Watch: LINK ¤ GLOBAL FISHING WATCH

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• "Global Fishing Watch - enables anyone - to see fishing activity - in the ocean !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "sustainability - through transparency - and with no overfishing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "GFW is a transparency platform - that reveals the location !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and behaviors - of commercial fishing ships - in near real-time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to protect the oceans - and the world’s fisheries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute: LINK ¤ SIWI

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• "SIWI - the Stockholm International Water Institute - is a NGO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that generates knowledge - and informs decision-making !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "towards - water wise policy - and sustainable development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IMO - International Maritime Organization: LINK ¤ I M O

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• "the IMO - International Maritime Organization - is a United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "agency - for improving - maritime safety !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: LINK ¤ I O C

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• "the IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - is about !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "ocean science - ocean observatories - ocean data - and information exchange !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ORF - Oceanic Resource Foundation: LINK ¤ O R F

UNESCO-IHE: LINK ¤ UNESCO IHE

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• "UNESCO-IHE - is the UN institute - for water education !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it strengthens of efforts - by universities - and research centres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in increasing knowledge - and skills - of professionals working - in the water sector !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the International Whaling Commission - IWC: LINK ¤ I W C

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• "the IWC - the International Whaling Commission - is the global !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "intergovernmental body - charged with the conservation - of whales !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and the restrictions - commercial whaling - is not allowed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it is set up - under the international convention - for the regulation of whaling - signed in 1946 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the commission has a membership - of 88 governments - from countries - around the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling - IWC: LINK ¤ I W C

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• "the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling - includes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a schedule - which sets out limits - for aboriginal subsistence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to protect whales - in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ WATER

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• "water - is a transparent fluid - which forms the world's !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "streams - lakes - oceans - and rain !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "and is the major constituent - of the fluids of organisms !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "it covers - 70.9% - of the Earth's surface !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "and it is important - for all known forms - of life !!!!!!!!!!!!"