Freshwater resources

Use of freshwater.

g. Freshwater management

Use of freshwater.

Freshwater Resources in Arid Lands

So it's essentially a freshwater animal.

55 196. International Year of Freshwater, 2003

CSP needs a supply of demineralized freshwater.

I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.

2003 was designated the International Year of Freshwater.

20 25 Freshwater (subprogrammes 2, 3 and 4)

3. Sectoral theme strategic approaches to freshwater management.

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.

Freshwater, including clean and safe water supply and sanitation

You couldn't tell freshwater from salt until it was down.

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

30. Freshwater had been given a key position in Agenda 21.

Agriculture accounts for a major part of global freshwater use.2

(d) The review of the oceans and seas, and freshwater resources

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.

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.

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

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

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

Freshwater, forest and fishery resources continued to be exploited in an unsustainable manner.

Powered by my solar panels, it sucks in saltwater and turns it into freshwater.

Sectoral theme Cross sectoral theme Economic sector major group STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT

Freshwater Resources in Arid Lands, edited by Juha Uitto and Jutta Schneider, UNU Press

Thus, it also attached great importance to freshwater resources, which were key to agricultural activities.

In addition, two issues of critical importance to developing countries, freshwater and forests, remained unresolved.

51. His delegation attached particular importance to the issue of the availability of freshwater and was therefore pleased that the Commission on Sustainable Development would be focusing at its sixth session on strategic approaches to freshwater management.

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

The issue of freshwater deserved high priority on the international environment agenda for the coming years.

19. Decision IV 4, with two annexes, contains the elements of the thematic programme for freshwater.

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,

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

1. Notes the work being undertaken on the comprehensive assessment of the freshwater resources of the world

70. UNICEF applauded the renewed attention of the United Nations and the international community to freshwater issues.

The World Bank and related organizations and bodies of the United Nations system should increase their cooperation at the regional level as part of an expanded approach to the problems of scarcity of freshwater, especially in the arid and semi arid Middle East region.

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.

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

There was a call made for UNEP to intensify its work in the field of freshwater in line with the decisions made at the sixth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development on freshwater, held in New York from 20 April to 1 May 1998.

Report of the Secretary General on follow up to the comprehensive assessment of the freshwater resources of the world

1. Welcomes the activities undertaken by States, the Secretariat, organizations of the United Nations system that are engaged in inter agency work related to freshwater and major groups in preparation for the observance of the International Year of Freshwater, 2003, and encourages them to continue their efforts