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The Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division collaborated with the XVIth World Water Congress

Natural resources
4 July 2017|Briefing note

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Participants at the XVI World Water Congress
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The Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division collaborated with the XVIth World Water Congress "Bridging Science and Policy" (Cancun, Mexico, 29 May-3 June 2017), in the Special Session "Water Security in the Americas" (30 May) and the High-Level Panel "The Water-Energy-Food Nexus" (1 June), through the participation of consultants Antonio Embid and Liber Martín.

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