(3) Water Resources

(i) Committee on Water Resources

The sustainable development and management of groundwater resources is a critical element of water resource management in many countries.

Salinization and depletion of groundwater resources Jordan seeks compensation in the amount of USD 1,465,565,462 for the salinization and depletion of its groundwater resources.

First claim unit Groundwater resources Jordan seeks compensation in the amount of USD 1,771,413,994 for this claim unit.

The African Water Development Report is a regional report similar to the World Water Development Report.

Fifth claim unit Monitoring of groundwater resources Iran seeks compensation in the amount of USD 1,056,000 for expenses of proposed measures to collect and analyse samples from springs, wells, qanats and rivers that have been damaged by contamination from the oil well fires in Kuwait.

Pressure on water resources due to increased crop intensity brings about increased water resource competition in areas where water resources are scarce.

The region s climate and geography mean that water resources are unavoidably shared.

In allocating groundwater resources, account should be taken of the amount of groundwater in reserve and of the rate of its replenishment.

(e) Improving water resource management through a better understanding of water resources

The region also suffers from disputes over rights to shared water resources.

Substantive servicing of six meetings of the seventh session of the Committee on Water Resources

UNICEF has developed interactive learning resources for young people on water, environment and sanitation.

Small scale water systems are an option for tapping groundwater resources in small and medium sized towns, as well as rural areas.

The United Nations system wide World Water Development Report highlighted the continued deterioration in freshwater resources, as well as the links between water and achievement of the internationally agreed goals of the Millennium Declaration.

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

Many of those countries would also not be able to meet the deadline of 2005 for preparing integrated water resources management and water efficiency plans.

China faces its own environmental dangers, for example, water stress.

Satellite data had many applications in the management of water resources and in disaster reduction and relief.

Unfortunately, the decreased water resource base is a reality that must be addressed in a long term perspective.

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.

More emphasis should be given to the nature conservation value provided by groundwater resources, in particular where nature protection areas are vulnerable to changes in groundwater conditions.

(i) Protecting and managing forests for water resources as well as for environmental and social non market services

The indiscriminate use of pesticides also contaminates water resources, directly affecting human communities and livestock.

The project focuses mainly on water but it also deals with poverty eradication and the development of a knowledge society.

Jordan used computer models to estimate salinization and depletion of groundwater resources between 1990 and 2015.

Iraq states that there is recorded evidence of mismanagement of water resources in Jordan before 1991.

In particular, there is a need to protect the developing countries' water resources (national and international) from the discharges of industrial effluents and from excessive water consumption by enterprises.

On the issue of access to water resources, many wells were in the closed zone between the wall and the Green Line.

According to Iraq, Jordan had already made plans to address depletion and deterioration of its groundwater resources before the conflict.

Of particular importance to Kenya was the strengthening of water resource management initiatives, one of which was the African Ministers Council on Water.

The initiative had been the result of discussions held during the United Nations European Space Agency Austria Symposium on Water for the World Space Solutions for Water Management (A AC.105 844).

Protective functions of forest resources. Trees and forests have important benefits for maintaining water resources and for many agricultural systems, and through these contribute to rural livelihoods.

In rural areas, basic energy needs have to be met in order to ensure good management and control of other essential resources such as water.

Our cities are exploding in size, depleting water resources and creating horrific traffic congestion.

It was important to pay keen attention to water resource management and adequate sanitation and to develop effective early warning systems for preventing natural disaster risks.

The database highlights resources on issues of importance to developing countries such as water, agricultural and rural development, health and HIV AIDS, and makes available a number of useful planning and programming resources on gender mainstreaming.

Similarly, UNIDO's services in the field of water management provide for the transfer of ESTs to prevent discharges of industrial effluents into international waters (rivers, lakes, wetlands and coastal areas) and thereby protect water resources for future generations.

Finding rational ways to share and co manage water may be easier than solving the big issues.

The World Water Assessment Programme, which produces the Report, has articulated how eight of the MDGs are linked to water resources.

(a) enumerate groundwater resources subject to a long term protection as well as protection zones valuable for existing or future drinking water supply purposes

If you could cause an evolutionary decrease in virulence by cleaning up the water supply, you should be able to get an evolutionary decrease in antibiotic resistance.

Wastewater and organic solid waste can be transformed into resources for growing agriculture products the former can be used for irrigation, the latter as fertilizer.

The previous week, the African ministers responsible for water management had met in Kampala to set a regional energy strategy.