The United States Agency for International Development provided one million dollars for the Water and Livelihoods Initiative.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

However,some eggs can stay in water for years until conditions are right for development.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

The importance of sound water management for sustainable development was highlighted, especially in the Sahel region.

UNESCO: The Director-General meets H.E. Blaise Compaor��, President of the Republic of Burkina Faso | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Jacob Tompkins, of water industry body Water UK, said all four areas earmarked for development faced water shortages.

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The programme, which provides a UNESCO Global Network on Water and Development Information for Arid Lands was established in 2004 to strengthen the global capacity for management of water resources in arid and semi-arid regions.

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