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3 November 2009
Water evaporates from the climate change negotiating text
Governments, UN agencies, international NGOs and civil
society advocates gathered at a Water Day in Barcelona today,
to urge negotiators toconsider the critical role that water plays
in climate change adaptation.
Participants called for recognition that water is not a sector but is
the primary medium through which climate changes will impact
on humanpopulations, society and ecosystems, due to predicted
changes in itsquality and quantity. The way that water is managed
in and betweencountries will be a critical component for the success
of any efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It will also
be a vitalconsideration for many mitigation activities,
including hydropower,agriculture and forestry projects.
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