UN/Austria/ESA Symposium on Space Applications to Support the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
"Space Systems - Protecting and Restoring Water Resources"
Graz, Austria, 13 - 16 September 2005
"We shall not finally defeat AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, or any of the other infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking-water, sanitation and basic health care."
Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
Available online resources:
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Information Note (PDF format, English only)
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Final Programme (PDF format, English only)
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List of Participants (PDF format, English only)
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Online presentations
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Reference Material
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UN/Austria/ESA Symposium on "Water for the World: Space Solutions for Water Management", Graz, Austria, 13-16 September 2004
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Section on "Space and water" from the Report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at its forty-eight session (Vienna, 8 - 17 June 2005) (PDF format, English only)
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List of space-related initiatives and programmes carried out by member States of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and within the United Nations system that respond to specific recommendations contained in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation related to water resources management
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Graz Vision: "Water for all through applications of space technology" (PDF format, English only)
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Report of the 13th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (30 April 2004 and 11-22 April 2005) (PDF format, English only)
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List of organizations involved in water management "Players in Water Policies" (PDF format, English only)
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Report of the United Nations Millennium Project Task Force on Water and Sanitation (PDF format, English only)
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World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg
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United Nations Millennium Development Goals
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"Women and water", Women 2000 and beyond, Division for the Advancement of Women Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Working Group on the Development of a Pilot Project: Elements to be considered for developing and implementing pilot projects for water resource management with the use of space applications
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Reports of the Session Chairpersons
This symposium forms part of the
United Nations/Austria Series of Symposiums.