For example, for the same capital cost and ROI, LED lighting may be beneficial in a New Jersey factory, while a new water management system may provide more bang for the buck in a similar factory in California.

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Ms Bokova was impressed by the post-flood recovery works and was particularly interesting in learning about the plans for restoring the historic water management system of Ayutthaya, which had been put in place by the founders of the city but was later abandoned and covered by urban housing and street constructions.

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Regarding water consumption, the company is now building a water footprint management system along similar lines to what they have done for carbon.

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The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the only intergovernmental programme of the UN system devoted to water research, water resources management, and education and capacity building.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the sole Intergovernmental Program in the United Nations System entirely dedicated to Hydrological Research, Water Resources Management, Education and Capacity Building.

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If the project is successful, as a pilot has been, it will also establish the use of an internet-based management system, mitigate losses from flooding and increase the supply of water to industry.

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Although seemingly a problematic feature, their effective management also a greater potential for developing sustainable solutions to water resources issues than any other type of water system.

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Dr. Billal has 28 years of scientific and administrative experience in research and management to his credit and has the honour of implementing more then 1200 scientific programmes and projects around the world, covering a broad category of areas like science policy and innovation system, science education, technology capability building, environment protection, climate change, and water management programmes among others.

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