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Blue Gold: The Battle for the World's Water
"If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water." Ismail Serageldin, Vice-President of the World Bank 		? average | Votes: 0
Events ID: 4559
Date Added: 2003-04-08 3:40 pm
Date Modified: 2003-04-29 4:19 pm
     

One of the pressing issues facing the world is the concept of user pays system of water consumption and the large possibility that future wars will be over water. Speakers will raise a number of serious issues pertaining to water and sanitation, and the future technologies that could prevent a fresh water catastrophe.

The panellists include:
Ms Melita Grant
National Campaigns Coordinator, AidWatch
Delegate to the 3rd World Water Forum 2003, Japan

Professor Tony Fane
Director, UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science & Technology
School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry

Ms Alexandra de Blas
Presenter & Producer, EarthBeat
ABC Radio National

Professor David Waite
Director, UNSW Centre for Water and Waste Water Technology
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
Web address http://www.unsociety.unsw.edu.au/future_events/water.htm

from 03-04-2003 to 03-04-2003

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Venue Tyree Room The Scientia, Univeristy of New South Wales, Australia
Organizer(s) United Nations Society
Language(s) English
Contact name Prashanth Shanmugan
Contact email p.shanmugan@unsw.edu.au
www.wateryear2003.org
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