Drink some cool freshwater.

55 196. International Year of Freshwater, 2003

All of the living species inhabit freshwater.

Colombia is the sixth country in the world by magnitude of total renewable freshwater supply, and still has large reserves of freshwater.

2003 was designated the International Year of Freshwater.

1 The scope of UN Water's work encompasses all aspects of freshwater, including surface and groundwater resources and the interface between freshwater and seawater.

The Habitat Agenda and the UN Habitat Strategic Vision

The Water for Life Decade draws on much of the work initiated during the International Year of Freshwater, 2003, and provides an opportunity to maintain momentum on freshwater issues.

1. Proclaims the year 2003 as the International Year of Freshwater

And, because they rely on seawater, they cause no freshwater scarcity.

Jordan claims that the population increase led to greater demand for freshwater, resulting in accelerated abstraction and over pumping of freshwater from Jordan's water resources, in particular its groundwater basins.

Effects on habitat Some fishing techniques also may cause habitat destruction.

56 192. Status of preparations for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003

Wells, particularly on St. Croix, supply the remainder of the freshwater necessary.

UN Habitat initiated the strategy of Habitat programme managers, in collaboration with UNDP.

57 252. Activities undertaken in preparation for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003

Housing versus Habitat

1 Habitat Agenda, para.

Monitoring the Habitat Agenda

Cooperation with UN Habitat

It is the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina, with a surface area of (maximum width ).

(a) Habitat Agenda partners that were accredited to the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)

Through a set of structured dialogues among various Habitat Agenda partners, priority Habitat Agenda issues were discussed.

Its natural habitat is swamps.

Its natural habitat is swamps.

Programme (UN Habitat) progress report

Voluntary contributions to UN Habitat

B. UN Habitat global campaigns

The Habitat Agenda and youth

Unsustainable use of freshwater is the top priority transboundary concern for the largest number of regions.

Lack of donor financial support for the Habitat programme managers is one of the challenges facing UN Habitat.

Recalling its resolution 55 196 of 20 December 2000, in which it proclaimed 2003 the International Year of Freshwater, and its resolution 56 192 of 21 December 2001 on the status of preparations for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003,

Nature s water replenishment capacity is fixed, limiting the world s usable freshwater resources to about 200,000 cubic kilometers.

The climatic factors of concern include droughts and projected reductions in freshwater availability due to global warming.

Role of UN Habitat programme managers

Source UN Habitat Management Support Unit.

Nairobi UN Habitat and Earthscan Publications.

Coordinated implementation of the Habitat Agenda

In 2003, the Governing Council of UN Habitat recommended the strengthening of the regional presence and cooperation of UN Habitat.

The Executive Director reported on the implementation of the wWork pProgramme of UN Habitat UN HABITAT for the biennium 2002 2003 and briefed the CPR Committee on the financial status of UN HabitatUN HABITAT

11. Encourages Governments and their Habitat Agenda partners to evaluate and report to UN Habitat on their implementation of the Habitat Agenda and the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium

Noting the ongoing work in the United Nations system and the work of other intergovernmental organizations on freshwater,

Owing to limited freshwater supplies, salt water is used extensively for non domestic purposes, including firefighting and sewerage.

UN Habitat is supporting the implementation of the Habitat Agenda at local, national and regional levels through participatory, city based programmes.

Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and