This is the first high-level UN event dedicated to the issue of water and disasters, and it seeks to raise awareness, share best practices and experiences, and discuss future global actions on water and disasters.
The panel discussion brought together High-level expert officials from both Member States and international bodies, with broad experience in addressing water and disasters, to share experiences and lessons on how to prepare for large-scale water disasters, including droughts.
The Assembly then began an interactive panel on water, climate change and disasters, which was moderated by Jorge Jurado, National Secretary for Water, Minister and Presidential Cabinet Member of Ecuador.
Sharp water-course rising and flooding are among the main threats of water-produced disasters in the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean.
During this session, water management under conditions of uncertainty and risk will be addressed through different perspectives - including water for urban settlements, valuation, pollution and disasters and the need for accurate information - with proper links to sustainable development.
The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems.
This panel discussion will bring together High-level expert officials who have had broad experience in addressing disasters to share their experiences and lessons on how governments should prepare for large-scale water disasters, including droughts.
The imagery has been used to monitor urban growth, water use, farm production and a variety of natural disasters, from the 1980 eruption of Mount St.
Given the current risks of disasters, the growing threat to water systems from climatic changes, and the high stakes of water-system failures, innovative emergency response plans should be aggressively pursued.
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In addition to radioactive contaminants, the material also removes salt and heavy metals from water making it ideal for use in treating water after natural disasters.
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We airlift bottled water to disasters, which permits bottled water companies to claim great humanitarian benefits, but is an extraordinarily expensive and unsustainable response.
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