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Palestine, France Discuss Preparations for Water Forum
Head of the Palestinian Water Authority Shaddad Attili and French Minister Henri de Raincourt Thursday discussed ways of cooperation between the two countries and preparations for the water forum.
Spokesman of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bernard Valero said, in a statement issued by the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, that the two ministers discussed necessary steps needed to implement the right to access water in Palestine.
De Raincourt welcomed Palestine’s constructive participation to prepare for the forum held in Marseille in March.
He affirmed the importance of implementing the UN Convention on International Water Resources and Integrated Water Management of 1997 as soon as possible.
De Raincourt welcomed the start of the proposed desalination project in Gaza, which aims to provide drinking water to 1.6 million Palestinians.
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| News type | Inbrief |
| File link |
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=18946 |
| Source of information | WAFA |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.worldwaterforum6.org/en/ |
| Geographical coverage | Palestine, France |
| News date | 09/02/2012 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
