It can sustain or destroy.
Bangladesh has been chosen as one of the several countries to host a HLPW consultation meeting that aims at providing the leadership required championing a comprehensive, inclusive, and collaborative way of developing and managing water resources, and improving water and sanitation related services, reports the Global Water Partnership(GWP), which participated in the meeting.
Water, More than a Substance The Valuing Water Preamble include eight key values and facts: Water is precious, fragile, and dangerous.
It can sustain or destroy.
Water is essential for human health, food security, energy supplies, sustaining cities and the environment.
Valuing water can help balance the multiple uses and services provided by water and inform decisions about allocating water across uses and services to maximise well-being.
Valuing water can make the cost of pollution and waste apparent and promote greater efficiency and better practices.
Bellagio Principles on Valuing Water The Bellagio Principles on Valuing Water set the following five main principles: Recognise Water’s Multiple Values Principle 1.
Protect the Sources Principle 3.
Protecting sources and controlling pollutants and other pressures are necessary for sustainable development.