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The past two decades have witnessed unprecedented economic and social progress. Real incomes in low- and middle-income countries have doubled and poverty rates have halved. Two billion people have gained access to improved drinking water. Maternal mortality has dropped by nearly half, and the share of those who are malnourished has fallen by a third. Yet at the same time the number of people living in poverty has increased. This has been one of the greatest and most rapid transformations in human history; and water resources management has helped initiate much of this change. But these achievements have been accompanied by mounting pressure on our natural resources, especially water.
Considering that water is key to all aspects of sustainable development--food security, health, poverty reduction, women’s empowerment, environmental protection, as well as sustaining economic growth in agriculture, industry, and energy generation, just to name a few--the World Water Council reached out to the 7th World Water Forum Implementation Roadmap Champions in order to provide strong inputs to the 2017 HLPF on behalf of the water community. The Roadmaps embody the strong determination of the global water community to implement collective actions on specific themes that move the global water agenda forward and continuously monitor progress. Together, they benefit from a strategic and comprehensive vision relative to various water related issues.
The following contribution includes inputs provided by the following organizations: Programme Solidarité Eau (pS-Eau); AquaFed; International Water Association (IWA); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); K-water; International Water Resources Association (IWRA); OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI); International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Women for Water Partnership (WfWP); International Network of Water Training Centers (INWTC).
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