August 30, 2012
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter August 30, 2012 |
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World Water Week Opens With Call for Global Action to Reduce Food Waste
Global leaders assembled today at the opening session of the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm called for substantial increases in public and private sector investment to reduce losses of food in the supply chain, enhance water efficiency in agriculture and curb consumer waste. Over two thousand politicians, CEOs, scientists and leaders of international organisations from more than 100 nations are gathering in Stockholm, Sweden, for the annual World Water Week, which this year focuses on "Water and Food Security". Today, over 900 million people suffer from hunger and two billion more people ... | ||
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Managing water and human activities together
River basins, lakes, floodplains and marshes often span political and administrative boundaries. This creates challenges in the management of Europe`s water resources, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), which recommends better integration of coordinated spatial planning and water management. The report, `Territorial cohesion and water management in Europe: the spatial perspective` addresses the basic fact that river basins and administratively distinct regions often have different boundaries, leading to a mismatch between land planning and water management. The ... | ||
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