COP16 takes lead on water issues

Water is on the agenda at COP16 after negotiators left it off the cards at Copenhagen.

At COP15 in the Danish capital water was left off the agenda angering many groups at the talks. However, at Cancun's Moon Palace Resort water is getting a lot more attention than in Copenhagen's Bella Centre. During a panel discussion on Sustainable Watersheds a group of water experts said any deal would need to look at water use.

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Subject(s)	POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND
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Geographical coverage	Mexico,
News date	08/12/2010
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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