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2022-06-30

Speech by UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, Vladanka Andreeva

at International Conference for Sustainable Management of Water Resources

https://azerbaijan.un.org/en/188316-speech-un-resident-coordinator-azerbaijan-vladanka-andreeva-international-conference?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Glossary:

1. World Water Day: 세계 물의 날

2. salt-water intrustion: 염수침입

3. Aquifers: 대수층

4. Azerbaijan: 아제르바이잔

5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO): 유엔 식량농업기구

6. Water Convention: 유엔 수자원협약

7. UN Water Conference: 유엔 물 총회

Word Count: 445

Script:

Excellencies, dear ministers, Distinguished partners, colleagues and friends,

It is a great pleasure to be here with you today at this important conference on promoting partnerships

and actions for the sustainable management of water resources.

In his message for World Water Day, earlier this year, the UN Secretary General raised urgent concerns

about increasing global pressures on water resources due to overuse, pollution and climate change.

Droughts and heatwaves are growing in intensity and frequency.

Risings sea levels are driving salt-water intrusion into coastal aquifers. Groundwater aquifers are being depleted.

Over one in three people on Earth — 2.2 billion people —lack access to safely managed drinking water, including

884 million people without any basic drinking water services at all.  

Some 4.2 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation — and approximately three billion people live

without basic hand-washing facilities.

The Secretary General called on everyone to work together across sectors and across borders to provide better

stewardship of all water sources.

Ladies and gentlemen,

In Azerbaijan, water scarcity has become a growing potential threat due to the negative impacts of climate change.

This issue is further complicated by the fact that some 70 percent of the water used in Azerbaijan originates in other countries.

Water scarcity affects economic development, agricultural production, livelihoods, and requires effective governance of water resources.

To meet this challenge, cooperation will need to be further strengthened on water management among all stakeholders involved.

Recent research by FAO highlights the importance of integration of climate change considerations in water legislation.

For example, these studies emphasize the need for helping farmers to transition away from outdated irrigation technologies that currently lead to significant water losses.

UNICEF’s analyses highlighted the adverse impacts on children and families of a lack of water for households and farmers due to climate change. This report calls for strategies to tackle the threat of water shortages leading to a heightened risk of poverty.

Over the past years, the UN family has been working closely with the Government of Azerbaijan and our international and national partners to help the country achieve the SDG water targets of ensuring clean water and sanitation for all.

Colleagues,

Today’s event comes at a timely moment, at the eve of tomorrow’s meeting in Tallin, Estonia marking the 30th anniversary of the Water Convention, and ahead of next year’s UN Water Conference which will provide a decisive opportunity to galvanize action on water for sustainable development.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm the UN family’s continued commitment to supporting Azerbaijan’s efforts to ensure a better future for people and the planet, including through strengthened sustainable water management.

Thank you for your attention!