Belarus takes part in 4th world water forum in Mexico

Belarus’ representative took part in the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico, BelTA has been told in the Foreign Ministry.

Director of the Central Research Institute of Complex Usage of Water Resources of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus Mikhail Kalinin presented to the organizational committee of the Forum an address of the participants of the 2nd International Water Forum that took place March 1-2 in Minsk and also a report on the progress in the implementation of the UNDP Global Environmental Facility program on recuperation of the Dnieper River basin, informed about the measures taken in the county to develop water resources, improve the quality of drinking water and maintaine water eco-systems.

Mikhail Kalinin took part in four sessions of the forum on the issues of complex management of water resources on the national, regional and global levels and also in the regional presentations “America”, “Europe”, “Asia, “Middle East”, “Asia Pacific Region”. The representative of Belarus also held bilateral consultations with officials of the global water partnership, international center for assessment of underground water resources, delegations of Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Georgia, Canada, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Attending the Forum under the motto “Local Actions for a Global Challenge” were 13 thousand delegates from 121 countries.