In 2004, with help from the Zambia Water Partnership, the Zambian Government began developing an Integrated Water Resources and Water Efficiency Plan for sustainable management of the country’s water resources.
The Global Water Partnership Eastern Africa recently organised a workshop in Mombasa with a team of environmental experts and civil society members from the region to develop climate change adaptation strategies.
On March 3rd, 2010, the host of Singapore International Water Week awarded Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2010 to the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC).
The experts examination meeting on National Integrated Planning of Water Resources was taken place on May 5 and 6, 2009, Beijing, hosted by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Water Resources. The meeting reviewed outcomes in the past years and the progress of the implementation of integrated planning of water resources in China and adopted the final version of this planning unanimously.
“Water security” is an enduring issue which has been a major concern in the world and to this day remains a critical matter in society.
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Urgency for a Water Secure World
Throughout the planet, a number of issues affecting the availability and state of water resources cause a growing concern. The population is increasing. Pollution is increasing. Development pressures are mounting. However, water supply is not. Water demand by people, agriculture, food production and industry heavily pressurizes the limited water supply of the planet and ecosystems which are also dependent on water.