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3rd World Water Forum Most Successful Water Meeting
Media Analysis Shows Global Reach
12-08-2003
The 3rd World Water Forum, held in Japan from March 16-23 of 2003, attracted 24,000 participants and initiated a series of proposals and actions... more
3rd World Water Forum Concludes
100 New Commitments Made
03-23-2003
More than 100 new commitments on water were made by participants of the eight-day 3rd World Water Forum, the most important international water meeting ever... more
Water Security and Peace Discussion
03-20-2003
The 21st century will experience the most acute international water conflicts in human history, yet most if not all of these disputes will be settled peacefully... more
World Spends 40 Times More For Oil than Water Improvements Annually
03-19-2003
A speaker told the 3rd World Water Forum Wednesday that the world spends 40 times more for petroleum each year than it invests in water and sanitation infrastructure and maintenance... more
Report on Forum’s Third Day – Debate Strong on Water Rights
03-18-2003
The issue of who controls water and how they use that power is called “governance,” which was a major topic of debate... more
‘Virtual Water’ Trade and Geopolitics
From Unconscious Behavior to Conscious Decisions
03-17-2003
Water-scarce countries are using the new concept of “virtual water” -- the amount of water needed to create goods -- to determine their agricultural and industrial production strategies... more
3rd World Water Forum Opens
Climate Change, More Floods and Droughts Coming
03-16-2003
The 3rd World Water Forum opened Monday in Kyoto, Japan... more
More than 3,000 Innovative Water Projects Worldwide
Actions Speak Louder than Words
03-16-2003
Thousands of innovative water projects are being undertaken around the world... more
The 3rd World Water Forum Opens March 16th
Crucial Water Issues to be addressed
03-10-2003
The most important international water meeting ever opens in Kyoto, Japan on March 16th to address life and death issues... more
Number of Killer Storms & Droughts Increasing Worldwide
02-27-2003
Economic losses from weather and flood catastrophes have increased ten-fold over the past 50 years... more
New Water Poverty Index Defines World Water
Crisis Country by Country: Haiti Worst, Finland Best
12-11-2002
The newly developed international Water Poverty Index (WPI) finds that some of the world’s richest nations such as the United States and Japan fare poorly in water ranking, while some developing countries score in the top ten... more
CRUCIAL AFRICAN WATER CONFERENCE CALLS FOR CONCRETE STEPS
To Cut Numbers of Those Without Water by 75 Percent by 2025
04-17-2002
The Accra Water Conference, Africa's most ambitious attempt ever to solve the continent's severe water crisis, issued a declaration... more
Crucial Water African Conference Opens
$20 Billion Annually Needed for Water Security for All
04-14-2002
The most important water conference in African history opened Monday in Accra, Ghana with the release of a new plan to make the African water crisis a priority global issue... more
People in 40-Worst Water-Starved Countries
Subsist on 8 Gallons per Day
Africa’s Water Problems Hamper Development
04-11-2002
The 40 worst water-famished countries in the world, in many of which people live on just two gallons a day for all uses, can never escape poverty... more
Global Water Meeting Initiates Unique Online Process
to Get Public Input
10,000 Volunteers Sought to Gather Opinions Around World
03-06-2002
In a unique program of global democracy called Water Voice Messenger, volunteers around the world are gathering opinions on water problems and solutions... more
Extensive Japanese Water Help for Afghan Refugees Sought
Former Japanese Prime Minister Asks Aid Measure from Government
11-14-2001
Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Wednesday he has asked the Japanese government to take the lead role in bringing safe water to Afghan refugees both outside and inside their country... more
World’s Lakes Endangered
Over-use, Water Withdrawals and Pollution
Puts One Billion People at Risk
11-12-2001
More than half of the world’s lakes and reservoirs, which hold nearly 90 percent of all surface liquid fresh water, are facing massive ecological threats... more
Growing Water Scarcity
Threatens Global Food and Environmental Security
2.7 Billion People Can Face Water Shortages by 2025
08-13-2001
Growing water scarcity threatens the food supply of nearly three billion people... more
New Joint Logo for the World Water Council and
the 3rd World Water Forum Announced
08-13-2001
A global design contest to come up with the new logo of the World Water Council (WWC), which will at the same time be the official logo of the 3rd World Water Forum, brought in over 2,000 entries... more