Beginning
Sunday, September 5, the Stockholm International Water Institute-hosted
World Water Week was launched, with a focus on the role of climate
change in creating water pollution with a theme of “Responding to Global
Changes: The Water Quality Challenge.”
Around 2,500 experts,
politicians, public figures and business people are participating in
discussions on how to address growing water scarcity and the roles of
urbanization, agriculture, industry and climate change in depleting
clean water supplies. Opening the forum, Stockholm International Water
Institute Executive Director Anders Berntell highlighted the importance
of preserving water quality as he stated that impure water causes more
deaths than malaria, AIDS and wars combined.
Meanwhile, World
Water Week director Jens Bergren emphasized solutions in saying, “There
is really no physical water shortage in the world. It is how the water
is managed that is the big problem, and that is something it is possible
to change.”
Our appreciation, World Water Week participants, for your commitment and shared expertise.
Wishing
the best in finding effective solutions that help ensure adequate
supplies of this vital resource for people across the globe.
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