In the framework of the Water World Week celebrated in Stockholm, Sweden, on 16th August, 2008 the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), together with the International Hydrological Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the WET International Project (Water Education for Teachers) signed an agreement, aimed at fostering high-quality water education, particularly for formal and non-formal educators in Mexico.
Jordan is moving towards increased reliance on groundwater as an alternative to surface water and according to the 4th United Nations World Water Development Report 2012 co-authored by UNESCO, it is the fourth most water scarce country in the world.
The Sixth World Water Forum, which takes place in Marseille, France from 12 to 16 March 2012 is organized every three years by the World Water Council in collaboration with the host country.
Within the framework of the World Water Week 2012, UNESCO organizes a seminar to officially announce and inform about the activities foreseen for the UN International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 for which UNESCO has been assigned the role of lead Agency by UN Water.
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It is envisaged that the conclusions of the seminar will provide inspiring messages to feed the programme of the UN International Year as well as the campaign for the World Water Day 2013, both coordinated by UNESCO in co-operation with UNECE and with the support of UNDESA, UNW-DPAC, UNW-DPC, on behalf of UN-Water.
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Nearly three-fourths of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada.
Building a shared consensus on the appropriate responses to these questions will be the main focus of the International Year and the World Water Day in 2013.
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One of the key objectives of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to help countries improve their self-assessment capability by building on existing strengths and experiences.
The overarching target of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to inform the decision making mechanism by providing comprehensive information on the state, use and management of freshwater resources, highlighting the trends and pointing out to consequences and possible futures.
Olcay Unver, the WWAP Coordinator, highlighted the related key messages from the 3rd as well as the upcoming 4th editions of the World Water Development Report (WWDR) - to be launched in March 2012 - to the assembled group.
Groundwater is the source for nearly half of all drinking water in the world and around 43% of all water effectively consumed in irrigation.
The prize will be awarded at the World Water Day ceremony on 22 March 2013.
The UN International Year 2013 and the World Water Day, 22 March 2013, will be dedicated water co-operation.
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In August 2011, UNESCO was officially appointed to lead the preparation for the International Year as well as the World Water Day 2013.
Which is a shame, because the U.S. has the largest federal water zone in the world, with more ocean area suitable for deep-water fish farming than the country has arable land area.
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Ensure enabling conditions for the preparation of the flagship output of WWAP as well as timely production, launching and dissemination of the triennial World Water Development Report, including the appropriate coordination with other collaborating United Nations agencies within the framework of UN-Water.
The World Water Council, founded in 1996 to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues, notes on its website that more than one out of six people (1.1 billion) in the world already lack access to safe drinking water, and that more than two out of six people (2.6 billion) lack adequate sanitation.
Throughout the world, UNESCO is striving to increase scientific cooperation and strengthen national capacities, through the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and the World Water Development Report (WWDR).
This briefing note is based on a stakeholder dialogue organized by the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) at the Dialogs for Water and Climate and Climate Change (D4CC) during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16), held in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10, 2010 (more information).
Once one of the biggest bodies of water in the world, it could disappear entirely in about 20 years, the FAO said, citing forecasts from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Over the past year, the AfDB has engaged extensively in international discussions, such as the World Water Forum, COPs of the UNFCCC , Climate Investment Funds Partnership Forum, Africa Carbon Forum, and providing support for the African Group of Negotiators in the UN processes.
It has some of the largest reserves of fresh water in the world.
"We're talking about the largest body of fresh water in the world, " said Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, the council's co-chairman along with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
The results of the conference represent an important contribution to the V World Water Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, March, 2009), and to the consolidation of the region??s water education programs.
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Cooperation on water issues will also be the theme for World Water Day on 22 March.
Living and leading today are much like swimming in the unpredictable, treacherous Lake Superior, the 4th largest body of fresh water in the world.
British explorer Lewis Gordon Pugh has swum across some of the most challenging stretches of icy water in the world, wearing only a swimming costume, hat and goggles.
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Many other events will take place around the world to celebrate World Water Day.
One of the most frequently forgotten dimensions of the water crisis is the fact that 900 million people in the world do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion people do not have basic sanitation.
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She says she chose Lake Ontario for her swim because it's one of the hardest open-water swims in the world, and she wanted to "accomplish something difficult" for children who fight cancer.
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