Thursday, August 17, 2006

WWF: Protect water sources

World Water Week, an international conference on water resources will begin August 20 in Stockholm, Sweden. There will be a debate based on World Wide Fund for Nature's report, warning that people are using more water than natural sources can provide. The WWF environmental organization on Wednesday released a report calling for the protection of water sources.

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NHK notes that the report says that in industrialized nations, the supply of water from rivers, aquifers and other natural sources is no longer able to meet the souring demand for water:

The report also says China, India and other rapidly growing economies are making similar mistakes as industrialized nations have done by constructing large-scale dams without making precise predictions on the future demand of water.

It warns that the move can lead to environmental destruction.

Regarding Japan, the report says its daily use of water per capita is 350 liters and is one of the world's largest along with North America.

The report says despite high rainfall, Japan has incredibly scarce natural resources to provide water to its dense population.
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1 comment:

Pandabonium said...

And those brilliant people in the government want to encourage population growth in Japan.

Even out in the "rural" area where I live and get water from a well, I have to be concerned because of all the pesticide use by farmers that surely ends up in the water.

4:38 pm, August 17, 2006

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