Government Relationships: Integrated Water Resource Management & Partnerships

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Availability to clean drinking water has become a serious issue for many countries, mainly in Eastern Europe and Africa, according to the World Resources Institute (for more information see http://www.wri.org). The issue was a primary topic of discussion at the World Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Obtaining quality water resources is essential for the alleviation of poverty and societal growth everywhere. The global concern for most governments, international agencies, and the world’s population should be viable access to quality fresh water. Factors such as construction cost for wells, environmental elements, and geo-political issues become a hindrance and prevent access. Going forward key aspects to consider are the role of international enterprise and how it will affect supply and demand of fresh water. The world’s consumption and discharge, how it will affect re-cycling and environmental impact will also need to be examined.

Relationships and dialogue among the world governments is pertinent for creating a beneficial forum to discuss dynamics such as problem solving, policy-making, and collective research. Since utilizing water has such a global impact on societies, optimization of fresh water is crucial. Waste and pollution should be kept to a minimum. In addition to maintaining standards for disseminating fresh water, re-use and recycling water are ways governments and global industries can work together to assist with protecting and enhancing the environment.

Since water is fundamental to life it should not become an abused resource. Water resources encompass lakes, rivers, groundwater, and larger bodies of water (i.e. oceans and seas).

The need for access to fresh water is growing. Reasons behind increased demand are: growing population in many countries and developing countries. The access to fresh water for many countries are quickly becoming scarce and unfit for consumption by the general population due to contamination. Therefore, sustaining fresh water becomes a key global issue for the twenty-first century.

Water management will also become essential for government, industry, and private stakeholders. Each stakeholder can play a key role with more effective water management around the world. With water organization global governments need to properly acknowledge competing interest such as: farming, industry and local communities. These needs must be balanced to result in beneficial sustainability for all.

Availability to clean water is an issue for many countries in Africa, Central America and some areas of Eastern Europe and Asia. Quality water resources are essential to fighting poverty and for the promotion of growing societies. Most villages will address issues of access, quality and the cost of water supplies. Other factors include the environmental impacts of discharge and consumption.

Clean water (http://www.cleanwater.org) is a global issue with geo-political repercussion and public recognition. And important factor for re-using minumizing and recycling water resource is optimizing the effects pollution. Local authorities and commerce can work in unison to assist protecting the environment.