Water body to be launched in 20 countries
By IANSMonday, September 27, 2010
MUMBAI - A global body to raise water conservation efforts will be simultaneously launched Tuesday in 20 countries. It will have the support of Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, an official said Monday.
The group, called “We Are Water Foundation”, will be inaugurated in London, Paris, Moscow, Sau Paulo and Beirut.
It will promote awareness and debate among the public and organisations on the need to create a new culture of water, to permit the fair development and sustainable management of water resources, in addition to supporting various cooperation projects in collaboration with NGOs and other bodies.
In India, the WAWF has joined hands with VFF (The Fundacion Vicente Ferrer), which carries out humanitarian projects in Andhra Pradesh.
VFF and WAWF plan to construct a reservoir in India’s second lowest rainfall district of Anantapur. It will store water and regenerate underground tanks that supply water to the area’s wells.
As per the The Second World Water Development Report published by UN in 2008, 1,100 million people do not have access to an adequate water supply.
