Friday, March 17, 2006

Water conference underway in Mexico

The Fourth World Water Forum is underway in Mexico City with the stated intention of creating a plan for better managing the vital resource for all the world's people. But many experts fear there may not be enough for the world's growing population unless major steps are taken now. (Voice of America)

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1 comment:

Erwin C. said...

Ironically, Mexico City is facing a serious water shortage (http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/
03/16/news/mexico.php)
and Mexico itself is the world's second-greatest consumer of bottled water (http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/
national/2006/03/16/water-poor-060316.html).