This is the way early Polynesians first conquered this seemingly endless world of water that is punctuated by lumps of volcanic rock and coral.
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.
Groundwater is the source for nearly half of all drinking water in the world and around 43% of all water effectively consumed in irrigation.
Only 2.5% of the world's water is fresh and of that, 99% is frozen in icebergs or hidden deep underground.
This year again, through a conference series, the launch of an experiment in schools across the world on the theme of water and special emphasis on this theme in its programmes, UNESCO will work to make these wishes come true.
Ensure enabling conditions for the preparation of the flagship output of WWAP as well as timely production, launching and dissemination of the triennial World Water Development Report, including the appropriate coordination with other collaborating United Nations agencies within the framework of UN-Water.
This latest edition, Water in a Changing World, emphasizes the role of water in development and economic growth.
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Even if all salt water, which accounts for 97% of the world's water, is excluded, the remaining 3% should be ample for all conceivable human needs.
The primary school counts 430 students and 17 teachers, grapples with classic problems of rural schools in many parts of the world from overcrowding and lack of clean water to difficulty in growing much-needed shade trees and river overflows in the rainy season.
Organizers of the World Water Forum expect attendance from 140 ministerial delegations and representation from 180 countries.
However, in many parts of the world, water is not always clean enough for safe human use, or for sustaining healthy ecosystems.
One of the key objectives of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to help countries improve their self-assessment capability by building on existing strengths and experiences.
Benedito Braga, vice-president of the World Water Council, remarked that the water issue is being at the moment explicitly discussed on political negotiations for the first time.
Mr. Benedito Braga, vice-president of the World Water Council, remarked that the water issue is being at the moment explicitly discussed on political negotiations for the first time.
Another lesson learnt from this film is that all you need to save the world is a bucket of water, a few masked men and an American lady with a work-station in Islamabad.
As you walk across the plank that connects Brooklyn to lower Manhattan, you are transported from a world of electricity, hot water, and street life, to one that feels like a dark movie set.
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Olcay Unver, the WWAP Coordinator, highlighted the related key messages from the 3rd as well as the upcoming 4th editions of the World Water Development Report (WWDR) - to be launched in March 2012 - to the assembled group.
The overarching target of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to inform the decision making mechanism by providing comprehensive information on the state, use and management of freshwater resources, highlighting the trends and pointing out to consequences and possible futures.
Within the framework of the World Water Week 2012, UNESCO organizes a seminar to officially announce and inform about the activities foreseen for the UN International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 for which UNESCO has been assigned the role of lead Agency by UN Water.
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The Regional Conference of Water and Education of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) for Europe and The United States placed in the preparatory process for the World Conference of Education for the Sustainable Development (Bonn, Germany, March, 2009) and the World V Forum of the Water (Istanbul, Turkey, March, 2009).
And unlike its rivals, Hyflux is one of the few companies in the world that provide a full suite of water solutions, from basic engineering and design to managing "build-own-operate" projects.
Last year, World of Color was introduced, an evening water and light show projecting pictures of beloved Disney characters on over 1200 fountains of water.
Plans to build what developers claimed would be one of world's largest water parks have been abandoned.
The event was moderated by Olcay Unver, Director of the UN World Water Assessment Programme hosted by UNESCO.
According to the UN's World Health Organization lack of clean water and sanitation kills 1.6 million children each year.
And Concorde's limited range means that it cannot fly supersonically across the world's largest body of water, the Pacific Ocean.
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Over 200 experts and stakeholders will discuss the practical ways found in different parts of the world to approach water related challenges and improve governance.
While large-scale desalination is not uncommon in those parts of the world where natural water resources are scarce -- such as Texas and Australia -- the UAE is by some margin, according to Iannelli, the industry's most active player.
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In the framework of the Water World Week celebrated in Stockholm, Sweden, on 16th August, 2008 the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), together with the International Hydrological Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the WET International Project (Water Education for Teachers) signed an agreement, aimed at fostering high-quality water education, particularly for formal and non-formal educators in Mexico.
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