The Vienna talks gather officials from the United States,Russia, France and Iran - along with those from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is hosting the meeting.
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In the beginning, I would like to thank King Abdullah for hosting this meeting.
We are delighted to once again be hosting this meeting at the UNESCO Headquarters and look forward to the exchange of ideas and data amongst world class researchers.
The Government of Kenya, which is hosting the meeting, said that while the country is still considered a water-scarce country with only water per capita of about 647m3 per year, studies are showing that Kenya has up to 60 billion cubic metres of groundwater potential that needs to be located.