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iJ ~ ~ v <br />. _ YZ®~d. Salt Sy11~posuan Sh®reline and ~Na~c rlY2,~it~ Garde>~ <br /> I)es1n Vi'or~CS~iap <br />On February 1, 2002, iv1 i n rc~wt~'s Ieadn~ ' <br />C~'St'c~TC~I,eTS,~SClI'7lCititti c1Pl_~ lf'b $:j~tOrS~ • :MEIr('~l ~l, ~ilit~ ~ r- <br />. <br />~ <br />~ti~ll ; ;at,~~~r to ~li~~~n5~ tl;e~ irri~~act~ rrf ~ ~ <br />9 am :; prr~ <br />r~za~. 5altc>n i'~~iinr~e5afa s~nvirnrimcn±. ~ ~~. <br /> join tls`fo~- ~~ ~a>>i~icic~ c~t~pc>r~unzty fo work <br />Presentattons~and discussions IL~cl~de <br />oa~e-can unf~ ~ti~rL}~ dc~r~n }~ru~esstol~als to <br />t•oar~_„l,'~ ~;;,l•act ~ti ~rx~tind w~teY, <br />crc~~te~.olrr c~wl~ hcaJ~ht~ shortline~ ~, <br /> or b-eattf~~~~1 ~~~~~ler i~r rani ~<<ir~En. <br />_ <br />~`~ Sttt fftc (~ 'lllflfE'Y, .'c'~'r'frt~ZOit 6?31G~ (111teY 1 <br />i <br />'~e.~uir~;iarl irrtju~ct~~, Gettet'rtd `To~tics Covct•c'~~: <br /> <br /> <br />i7eSt Y11rriZl]~4t711c'11i `.rr"rxC~1GC6, ,. <br />rTn v~'tarct~ of si;,~r~~unr !~zrid~,~,a~~;ng <br />~ . ~ <br />`. 1)~'tii~Il ~11t;1'E'h1S <br />~Itei~t~~t<<~t~s tv ~-c~r~d srtlt, hnportan~ e art nafii~ ~~ punts <br />~_ ~ut•re~tt ,-~~rtei-('~2; f~79G1 lei*t~lr~i7,~ views. ~ ~'Vf~~in'.c~~:,~>>zc~c~ <br /> 3~einc,n~tr~itiun ~>l~anlirr~s ; <br />:S~on4r~~e~l by the l resl~~bnter ~ocreh~ atcd f'nrtin Cc?risi,Ittri, inc. ~~rQ~-)~~=i31 SulL:ltl~ iae~S <br />For. information on these events <br />please call Jeanne Prok <br />at 952-471-9773 or e- maiL• Jeanne@freshwater.org <br />World's Fresh Wcrter cor2tinued from page 2 <br />Freshwater is essential for human <br />survival, for agriculture and for the <br />survival of our planet's plants and <br />animals. But pollution, climate change, <br />water-related disease, and the <br />destruction of natural systems all <br />threaten the purity and availability of <br />our most precious resource. Despite the <br />pressing nature of these threats, water <br />institutions and policy-makers have, so <br />far, been largely unable to develop the <br />tools and approaches needed to address <br />these problems. <br />"Governments have failed to <br />adequately address these problems. The <br />impacts of water-related diseases on the <br />world's children, and the coming risks <br />of climate change are especially <br />threatening. Changing weather patterns <br />may dump too much water into barren <br />areas and leave our massive networks <br />of dams and reservoirs with only drops. <br />We've got to prepare for tomorrow <br />today" <br />Despite the challenges we face, <br />there are solutions to the problem. First <br />among these is a realization that <br />sustainable use of freshwater requires a <br />new dialogue on the ultimate ends to be <br />served by water management. <br />The most crucial solution is a <br />rethinking of how we use and manage <br />our scarce resources," said Dr. Gleick. <br />"We must look at ways to increase our <br />efficiency of use, instead of just building <br />more dams and reservoirs. Improving <br />the efficiency of our water systems, <br />taking real steps to stem global <br />warming, and opening the policy debate <br />over water to new voices can all help <br />turn the tide." , <br />The report is available in full online <br />ate htt~:!/wvvw.~acinst.org - <br />The Pacitic`Institute:for Studies in <br />Development, Environment, and <br />Security is`an independent, <br />nonprofit. research center working <br />on'issues at the intersection n( <br />sustainable development, <br />environmental protection and <br />global security..- <br />FACETS Winter 2002 <br />