The UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web. The site provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources.
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The World Water Council is an international multi-stakeholder platform. It was established in 1996 on the initiative of renowned water specialists and international organizations, in response to an increasing concern about world water issues from the global community. The World Water Council's mission is "to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on earth."
World Water Rescue Foundation is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to protecting and preserving the world's water resources and ensuring the fundamental right of access to safe drinking Water for All People. Water is essential to every aspect of life. We cannot live without it. There is no technology available that can manufacture it. It cannot be replaced or duplicated. It must be valued and safeguarded. World Water Rescue Foundation exists to restore, in an environmentally sound manner and in harmony with the needs of the world, the integrity of the element of water, which is in significant danger.
The RIZA is the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management’s research and advisory body for inland water in the Netherlands. It is also a leading international centre of knowledge for integrated water management. The institute collects data and conducts research on water quality and quantity. This research is used to make recommendations concerning the management of inland water in the Netherlands and abroad. The Wetland Development and Restoration department provides research and advice on the restoration of wetlands to their natural state; the Water Systems department specializes in the integrated management of inland waters. RIZA also has a Water Pollution Control department, and one for Information and Measurement Technology.
Microbes at work cleaning up the environment It may sound counterintuitive to use a microbial protein to improve water quality. But some bacteria are doing just that to protect themselves from potentially toxic nanoparticles in their own environments, and clean up crews of the future could potentially do the same thing on a larger scale. A team from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that bacteria from an abandoned mine excrete proteins that cause metal nanoparticles to aggregate. The bacteria are binding and immobilizing the metals in the nanoparticles and the nanoparticles themselves, which are potentially toxic to the bacteria. Sulfate-reducing bacteria can cause heavy metals such as zinc (Zn) to precipitate and form nanoparticles. However, these particles are able to move freely because they are so small (typically 2-6 nanometers in diameter) and can redissolve if conditions change
