Lawmakers from around the world agreed to cooperate in resolving water-related problems Wednesday, the fourth day of the ongoing 7th World Water Forum here, organizers said.
The agreement was reached at the Conference of Parliamentarians for Water, which was attended by some 70 legislators from 30 countries and held as part of the global forum aimed at tackling worldwide concerns regarding water shortages and environmental issues.
“Participants agreed that developed countries should provide active support, while developing nations should in turn invest in efforts to bring about positive changes,” said Rep. Chung Woo-taik of South Korea’s ruling party, who co-chairs a local parliamentarian water forum set up last year.
“We were also able to find solutions such as smart water management techniques. This combines various fields for ICT-based integrated water management.”
Discussions on ongoing issues, climate change, water governance and ways to establish ideal national laws for water-related concerns were held throughout the day-long meeting in Gyeongju, 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
The legislators who took part in the parliamentarian conference also agreed to implement the various solutions to solve current water issues that were developed during their sessions in the WWF’s political process, organizers said.
The WWF, a triennial event that first began in 1997, is the world’s largest water event in which world leaders, experts, business officials and activist groups gather to go over political and technological aspects of global issues regarding water shortages.
This year’s WWF, which began on Sunday for a six-day run, has attracted some 1,800 government officials, including ministers, and experts from around the globe, and is also expected to draw in some 35,000 visitors, according to organizers. (Yonhap)
