The event explored the importance of an interdisciplinary catchment based approach to managing and protecting water resources.
Demand is increasing, and some countries are already reaching the limits of their water resources.
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"The entire Las Vegas Strip uses 3 percent of our water resources, " she says.
Thereby there appears a great necessity in further perfection of methods of water resources study.
Meanwhile, the future of water resources in the places served by the glaciers remains unclear.
This requires working with farmers to conserve natural ecosystems and species as well as protect water resources.
In most cases, a country must learn to live with and survive on its own water resources.
The islands natural surface and ground-water resources can only cover about 10% of the demand at present.
It has been published in a number of papers, most recently in an edition of Water Resources Research.
He said that if the 508, 000 new homes were to be built, huge investment in water resources was needed.
If water resources continue to be poorly managed, food and energy production will decline, and waterborne disease will increase.
Desalination technology has historically been more widely embraced by countries with scarce water resources, such as the Middle East.
Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008.
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On Friday a report to the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) on water resources is due to be released.
Finally, in Part 4 on Friday, we look at strained water resources in another region of the United States.
Opponents say the project threatens key water resources, increases U.S. ties to hydrocarbons, and supports the environmentally destructive oil sands.
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Meanwhile, the California Department of Water Resources found the water content in the snowpack was just 17 percent of normal.
Increasing competition over water resources is also leading to conflicts between the private sector, agriculture water users, and civil society.
Underground water is the integral part of water resources in Uzbekistan and is used for human needs, industry and irrigation.
The country has 21% of the world's population within its borders, but only 7% of the planet's renewable water resources.
Development of a Draft National Water Resources Management PolicyDocuemtn for Trinidad and Tobago and requisite national consultation on this document.
Between now and 2040, fresh water availability will not keep up with demand absent more effective management of water resources.
The concern was also raised by Conservatives who called for assurances during the passage of the Water Resources Bill in Parliament.
Water cooperation refers to the peaceful management and use of water resources among various players and sectors and at different levels.
At the GMB's annual congress in Brighton, the union's national secretary, Gary Smith, accused the company of mismanaging its water resources.
The constitution empowers the state as the guarantor of education, health care, food, social security, and water resources for its inhabitants.
"You cannot develop water resources policies without talking to politicians and people, who have the power to change things", he said.
Experience in the international technical cooperation related to the application of hydrology and water resources planning to development would be an advantage.
To develop guidelines and protocols for the prevention of potential conflicts and the resolution of existing conflicts over water resources and values.
Increased groundwater abstraction, for example, may be needed in areas with unsustainable or contaminated surface water resources caused by droughts and floods.
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