Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Technical Forum on Water Issues

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CARACAS, Mar 28 2005 (IPS) - The Venezuelan Environment Ministry and the non-governmental organization Vitalis have set up a technical forum to improve water management in the country's poor communities. The creation of the forum coincided with the celebration of World Water Day, Mar. 22.

''The group's mission will be to support sustainable management of hydric resources, disseminating basic principles for attending to the population's needs, and supporting local, national and regional actions,'' Vitalis president Diego Diaz told Tierramérica.

The initiative has the backing of the Global Water Partnership, an international network founded in 1996 to promote sustainable water management.

The Venezuelan forum will serve as an arena for exchanging information between communities with potable water access problems, and to improve the conditions of those where this basic service is irregular.