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Stockholm Water Front No. 3 2004

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World Water Week 2004 was a great success and as has become the trademark of this annual forum, the experts did not just talk about water. They discussed water in relation to vicious cycles of corruption, global poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and gender inequality. Stockholm Water Front highlights this years World Water Week and its conclusions.

Investing in the Future: Water’s Role in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

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Poverty, hunger, environmental problems and diseases would be directly combated and significantly scaled back if fought with water access as a primary goal. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 2.4 billion people lack access to sanitation.

This policy brief illustrates waters importance in the Millennium Development Goals and the efforts to combat the worlds most plaguing problems. It is based primarily on the Millennium Project Task Force on Water and Sanitation Interim Report, entitled Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation: What Will It Take?

More Nutrition Per Drop – Towards Sustainable Food Production and Consumption Patterns in a Rapidly Changing World

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Despite laudable efforts and accomplishments in global food production, 840 million people remain undernourished. Water scarcity is a harsh reality that affects billions of people in many parts of the world. Therefore, water development and management must be addressed and changed if we are to reduce the number of undernourished people.

This Policy Brief highlight key facts, conditions and trends regarding water aspects of food production and consumption, and illustrates important policy directions for discussion in the near future.

Stockholm Water Front No. 2 2004

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From the dawn of history, as the human population has continuously increased, so have the water and wastewater disposal requirements. The Megacities of the world have great water challenges to solve to be able to offer sanitation and health to its population, and are one of the topics of this issue of Water Front. You can also meet 2004 Stockholm Water Prize laureates, Professors Sven Erik Jørgensen and William J. Mitsch.

Stockholm Water Front No.4 2004

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A green-green-green revolution is what is needed now: green for rapid production increase, green for environmental sustainability, and green for focus on all green water flows productive as well as non-productive for improved food production with a particular effort to increase water productivity. This is one of the topics of this Stockholm Water Front, which also gives a wider view on issues discussed on World Water Week 2004.

Stockholm Water Front No.1 2004

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This issue of Water Front contains a preview of World Water Week 2004 and its seminars and workshops connected to the theme Drainage Basin Management: Regional Approaches for Food and Urban Security. Get a closer look at the seminar topics Ecological sanitation and Disasters and food.