Promoting safe and sustainable water supplies through improved water resources management

Drinking water supplies and sewage systems are being expanded.

Agriculture takes 70 percent of fresh water supplies on earth.

This was the first place where we got some water and supplies.

More capital intensive options could include building water reservoirs to ensure reliable water supplies, with appropriate environmental safeguards in place.

Singapore had successfully diversified its water supply sources and had shared its experience with the Maldives, where salt water had contaminated water supplies following the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Humanitarian deliveries to the region followed, including urgently needed supplies, water purification stations, mobile electric generators, tents, bedding, disinfectants, drinking water and food.

In their small boats, they carried only rudimentary navigational equipment and limited supplies of food and water.

In summer, when water supplies were low, Merokot allegedly gave priority to settlers' communities over Palestinian villages.

Microcredit schemes and revolving credit funds could be used to develop community based water supplies and services.

But they knew that the sheer length of this journey would stretch their supplies of food and water.

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

Palestinian women living in illegal villages had their houses demolished, their drinking water and electricity supplies cut off.

To stop the unsustainable exploitation of water resources by developing water management strategies at the regional, national and local levels, which promote both equitable access and adequate supplies.

UNICEF distributed emergency health supplies for 800,000 people and by mid May was providing 850,000 people with safe drinking water.

There was no way to predict how far it would spread through water supplies and how bad the situation would get.

UNICEF rapidly flew in relief supplies, including water storage tanks and purification tablets, vaccines, oral rehydration salts (ORS) and vitamin supplements.

Greater choice and use of safe and reliable water supplies and clean and private sanitation facilities (in households, communities and schools).

Training at the local level in leadership, organization, hygiene and other issues regarding preserving the safety of water supplies should be a priority when bringing water delivery systems to the people.

In Northern Darfur, technical complications related to water supplies have delayed the relocation of some 25,000 displaced persons currently in Abu Shouk.

Methods from before the DDT era (screening of windows, ceiling fans, enforcement of building codes, prevention of water seepage linked to rural water supplies) need to be re visited, updated and scaled up.

Some countries that might have clean water supplies, so that you can't get waterborne transmission you expect the organism to evolve to mildness there.

Did the organism evolve to mildness in a place like Chile, which has some of the most well protected water supplies in Latin America?

While deforestation and unsustainable management practices can lead to increased water pollution, sustainable forest management in watersheds can help to protect supplies of freshwater.

Parties mentioned perceived changes in water availability, and the need for redistribution of available supplies between agricultural and industrial uses, as an adaptation option.

The Nam Saat programme, based on a solid legal and institutional framework, aims to develop rural water and sanitation services and promote community participation in all stages of the development and maintenance of water and sanitation supplies.

Moreover, assistance from ONUB was required for infrastructural tasks such as the construction or renovation of shelters, access roads and water supplies for ex combatants' camps.

The biggest problem is water pollution, with discharges into canals and rivers growing faster than treatment capacity. At the same time, India's growing population will make increasing demands on water supplies mainly for agriculture, which absorbs more than 80 of all the fresh water India consumes.

Yet part of that increased agricultural output resulted from millions of wells that were sunk to tap underground water supplies for irrigation. Now the water table is falling at a dangerous pace, as the underground water is being pumped much faster than the rains are recharging it.

A single major disaster could disrupt the distribution of food and water supplies, medical services, and both the local and international communication links of the stricken communities.

In the case of waterborne transmission, we'd like to clean up the water supplies, see whether or not we can get those organisms to evolve towards mildness.

We've seen people, even today, speaking to us about AIDS epidemics and starving kids around the world and impure water supplies that people have to suffer with.

On the positive side, the heavy rains increased water levels in reservoirs and many counties were therefore enjoying better power generation and more hours of power supplies.

The Forum recommends that the Commission appoint a special rapporteur for the protection of water to gather testimony directly from indigenous communities of the world impacted by or targeted for water privatization, diversion, toxic contamination, pollution, commodification and other environmental injustices that damage natural and potable water supplies.

Special attention should be given to secure works and installations containing dangerous materials as well as objects and supplies, such as foodstuffs and drinking water, essential for survival.

(q) Acquisition of facsimile machine 1,000 Stationery and office supplies 1,000 Data processing supplies 1,000.

Cocaine use is on the rise, especially in Spain, Great Britain, and Italy. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence indicating traces of cocaine found on bank notes and in water supplies.

Still others might need deeper reservoirs, more modern filtration plants, or improved water transport schemes. These can all potentially be designed to improve and expand water supplies for power generation, irrigation, and household and industrial use, while providing security against droughts and protection from floods.

The provision of 52,000 for supplies and materials reflects costs incurred for subscriptions ( 12,000) and office supplies ( 40,000).

He heard that many disaster areas were short of drinking water, food, fuel and other materials, and many stores were closed after the earthquake. Therefore, planes were sent out to airlift supplies.

Our supplies are running out.

Food supplies for 5,000 people

Food supplies for 5,000 people

a Excluding duty free supplies.

Vaccines and immunization supplies remained the largest commodity group at 376 million, followed by educational supplies and medical equipment.