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World
Water Forum opens in Mexico
The Fourth World Water Forum
began on Thursday in Mexico City
with the theme of "local actions
for a global challenge."
Mexican President Vicente Fox
inaugurated the opening
ceremony.
The Fourth Forum will discuss
how to tackle global drinking
water shortage, as well as
uneven distribution of water
resources in the world.
A recent UN report showed that
some 1.1 billion out of the
world's more than 6 billion
population are suffering from
drinking water shortages, with
Africa and the Middle East most
affected.
The World Water Forum, which
meets every three years, was
first launched by the World
Water Council in 1997 to raise
awareness on water problems all
over the world.
More than 13,000 participants,
including ministers from over
120 countries, participated the
forum in Mexico. e, as well as
uneven distribution of water
resources.
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