Davos Annual Meeting 2008 - Time is Running Out for Water

http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 24.01.2008
Time Is Running Out for Water
Nearly one-third of the world's population is expected to be living in regions facing severe water scarcity by 2025.

What should be done now to ensure that water scarcity does not become a source of international conflict and human misery?

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé, Switzerland; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum
E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA
Ichiro Kamoshita, Minister of the Environment of Japan
Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense, USA
Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dow Chemical Company, USA

Moderator
Ralph R. Peterson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CH2M HILL Companies, USA

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[solarday]

It's odd the UK (my country) is also having issues with water supply - hard to believe in such a wet country.

[andrewspoon1984]

ja ich dachte das ist sehr wichtigste thema dieses jahrhunderts. wir mußen waßer sparen für die zukunft. Es muß bekommen viel teuerer als benzin und diesel, so leute kennenlernen der wert der wäre waßer. Industrie benutzt es so, aber leben auf der erde kommt erstenmal.

[queengla1]

You should really sonserve water I did a project on water awareness most recently and 5 million people die because of water related disease. 5 MILLION EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! So you should really CONSERVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!