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At the United Nations Water Conference in 1977, the first Action Plan was created recognizing that, “all peoples, whatever their stage of development and social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to drinking water in quantities and of a quality equal to their basic needs.”
The 1977 United Nations 'Water Conference' at Mar del Plata set up an International Drinking Water Decade, 1981-1990. Its aim was to make access to clean drinking water available across the world. [1] The decade focussed on safe water and sanitation for everybody by 1990.
In 1977, the United Nations convened for a Conference on Water in Mar del Plata to develop recommendations for national water policy. [33] Subsequently, the United Nations declared the 1980s as the International Drinking-water Supply and Sanitation Decade. [34]
The first U.N. Water Conference was held in 1977 in Argentina. Since then, Earth’s population has more than doubled and water consumption has dramatically increased, putting stresses on ...
Falkenmark held numerous posts on international boards and committees, including as General Rapporteur of the United Nations Water Conference Mar del Plata (1977); World Bank Consultant with special responsibility regarding the looming water scarcity (1988–92); member of the UN Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development and the ...
A great global reckoning is upon us. Even before King Charles III uttered the first words of welcome at the 28th Conference of the Parties in Dubai, we knew the score: The world is failing to meet ...
UN-Water members and partners have helped embed water and sanitation in several agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (which led to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)), the 2015-2030 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, and the 2015 Paris Agreement within the UN Convention Framework on ...
Aim to drink 2 to 3 quarts of water on regular days without intense physical activity or prolonged time in hot environments — you’ll need even more then, Dmitrieva said.