Palestine: World Water Day
In conformity with the UN General Assembly resolution (A/RES/47/193 of
22 February 1993) at its Forty-Seventh Session that designated 22
March of each year as the World Day for Water. and
Recalling the relevant provisions of chapter 18 of Agenda 21, adopted by
the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, and
Considering that the extent to which water resource development contributes
to economic productivity and social well-being is not widely appreciated,
although all social and economic activities rely heavily on the supply and
quality of fresh water,
Considering also that, as populations and economic activities grow, many
countries are rapidly reaching conditions of water scarcity or facing limits
to economic development,
Considering further that the promotion of water conservation and
sustainable management requires public awareness at local, national,
regional and international levels, therefore and since in one of its
recommendations Invites States to devote the Day, as appropriate in the
national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public
awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and the
organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related
to the conservation and development of water resources and the
implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21;
Thereof: PWA in cooperation with UNICEF and UNDP decided to celebrate the
occasion by organizing an official ceremony that to be held in the 26th
of March 2008, inviting all donor agencies and states representatives in
Palestine to give a brief official statements focusing on their contribution
and commitments to achieve agenda 21 goals, mainly what is indicated in
article 18
and as this year was declared by the UN general assembly to be Year for
Sanitation, therefore PWA is calling the international donors, water
programs and NGOs to focus on the impact of their efforts and contribution
to alleviate the burden over national authorities to achieve MDGs goals that
to half people without access to safe water and sanitation facilities by
2015
Contact information |
Eng. Yousef Awayes, EMWIS NFP Coordinator in Palestine, Palestinian Water Authority
(email: yawayes@yahoo.com) Phone: +972 22 409 022 ; Fax: +972 22 409 341 |
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Event type | Seminar |
File link |
http://www.emwis-ps.org |
Source | EMWIS NFP in Palestine: Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) |
Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , WATER QUALITY |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/countries/fol749974/country608613 |
Geographical coverage | Palestine |
Address | Ramallah, Palestine (West Bank) |
Organizer | Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) in cooperation with UNICEF and UNDP |
Target audience | National |
Period | 26/03/2008 |
Status | Confirmed |
Working language(s) | ARABIC , ENGLISH |