The convention this year focused on the advancement of technologies related to renewable energy, information communication technology, water conservation and biomedical research.

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It provided them with oxygen, food and water, as well as communication.

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The conference was organized by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), in cooperation with UNESCO and other partners.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

Those not harmed, but living in the flood-ravaged area, still face plenty of challenges such as no electricity, a disrupted water supply, damaged roads and faulty communication.

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Furthermore, the participants of seminar gave practical suggestions for improvement of scientific-research and educational potential of investigation and usage of underground water with an adoption of information and communication technologies, including geographical information system and present-day simulation methods and forecasting approach.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

These include agriculture and livestock, aquaculture and fisheries, chemicals, energy, food, forestry, health, information and communication, mining, tourism, waste, and water.

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Critical national infrastructure also includes sectors such as financial services, government, mass communication, health, transport, and food and water - all of which are deemed necessary for delivering services upon which daily life in the UK depends.

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Many companies, with well-established international logistical capacities, are also uniquely placed to contribute directly in getting food, drinking water and medical care to the survivors of the catastrophe and in re-establishing sanitation and communication.

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Over time, communication improved between the farmers in Awo and other villages about how to capture more soil and water for instance, by changing the shape of the dams and reinforcing them.

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