国际英语资讯:UN conference in Cairo aims at land, water protection
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 31-- <span word="The">The</span> 2019 <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Days">Days</span>- <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> (<span word="NENA">NENA</span>) <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="FAO">FAO</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="around">around</span> 400 <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="practitioners">practitioners</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governance">governance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="desertification">desertification</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>.</p><p><span word="Abdessalam">Abdessalam</span> <span word="Ould">Ould</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span>, <span word="FAO">FAO</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="director">director</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="hamper">hamper</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exacerbate">exacerbate</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="mobilized">mobilized</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="integrate">integrate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span> <span word="Aty">Aty</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Irrigation">Irrigation</span>, <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ponderance">ponderance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p><p>"<span word="By">By</span> 2020, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="water">water</span>," <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>. "<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>."</p>
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