Countries sign pact to address water issues
<p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Memorandum">Memorandum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mechanism">Mechanism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="MinisterialMeeting">MinisterialMeeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 6<span word="th">th</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Marseilles">Marseilles</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deepen">deepen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.</p><p><span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="droughts">droughts</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="andpose">andpose</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="longmaintained">longmaintained</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adapting">adapting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climatechanges">climatechanges</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="dialogues">dialogues</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="flashfloods">flashfloods</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="making">making</span>.</p>
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