World Water Week
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The 2010 World Water Week will take place from September 5-11 at Stockholm International Fairs. The theme for 2010 will be "The Water Quality Challenge – Prevention, Wise Use and Abatement." It will be the second year under the niche “Water: Responding to Global Changes."
Life on Earth is based on water. The quality of life directly depends on water quality. Every year, 1,500 cubic kilometers of wastewater is produced globally. While waste and wastewater can be reused productively for energy and irrigation, it usually is not. In developing countries, 80 percent of all waste is discharged untreated because of lack of regulations and resources.
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Water Quality |
• Fresh water changes signs of climate change
The impacts of climate change are most visible in the dramatic changes occurring to the planet' s fresh water resources, said a report released Thursday by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) at the ongoing World Water Week in Stockholm on Sept. 5-11.
??Water quality should be emphasized more
??Safe use of wastewater in agriculture offers benefits
• Scientists: Fresh water threatened by warming
• Poor water quality affects Great Barrier Reef
• UNESCO chief highlights importance of water quality
• Pollution hinders South-to North water diversion
• Guangzhou cleans up 121 waterways
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?Water Shortage |
• The growing shortage of farmland and water in China
The growing shortage of farmland and water resources may prevent China from achieving its ambitious grain output targets in the next decade, warned both officials and experts.
? Experts call for diverse water storage options
• Serious drought hits SW China
? US$357m spent on fighting flood, drought this year
? Drought biggest threat to agriculture
? Chinese universities join in water saving campaign
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