When completed, the museum, located on Saadiyat Island, will resemble a perforated dome floating above the water, designed to represent rays of sunlight passing through date palm fronds in an oasis.

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The results of the conference represent an important contribution to the V World Water Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, March, 2009), and to the consolidation of the region??s water education programs.

UNESCO: Programa Hidrol��gico Internacional: Water and Education

Assessments made by the Greenwich assessor's office represent 70% of the market value, a spokesman says, with homes on the water being the most valuable.

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Moreover, the indigenous community that Correa claims to represent is showing stronger signs of coordinated opposition to the already politically embattled president and are now latching onto a controversial water law to corner Correa on his environmental defense policies.

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