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R.W. Sandford, Chair, United Nations Water for Life Decade
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1. Maintaining the Flow
2. We are converging on terrifying trade-offs
3. Addressing our problems so we can help others
4. Dispelling The Myth of Limitless Abundance of Canadian water
5. Integrating the management of ground and surface water
6. Improving monitoring, data collection and interpretation so that we can improve forecasting and long-term prediction
7. Making the Link Between Water and Energy
8. Creating a Conservation Imperative in our Society
9. Embracing eco-hydrological realities and protecting ecosystems that generate water
10. Addressing our own water availability and quality issues related to agricultural practices
11. Reversing the eutrophication of lakes, watercourses and estuaries
12. Re-assessing biofuel production policies in the context of water supply, land-use and availability of productive farmland
13. Anticipating and managing the growing likelihood of prolonged drought
14. Our willingness and ability to anticipate climate change impacts on water supply and quality
15. Building water conservation and quality objectives into every step in the agricultural value chain
16. Public interest is beginning to focus on water issues
17. Challenge your own myths before others do
18. Virtual water export will make Canadian agriculture more important to the world
19. Conservation will not be enough
20. The time to act is now
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