The President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj Thursday delivered speech at a discussion themed "Guideway to water security: Progressive change in ensuring security for future of water" at the 44th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
Water is a source of all lives, the President said and pointed out that Mongolia always back entities that adhere to a water saving principle or a policy. He reminded that he had expressed his country’s position towards water at the 2010's WEF and had agreed to cooperate with the WEF in this matter, and added that Mongolia launched last year water research works.
Mongolia is now facing serious problems with water management and urbanization due to mining sector's boost and economic growth, so Mongolia has been closely cooperating with the WEF in water issues last four years, "and we intend to have a water management for the mining exploration and exploitation", Mr Elbegdorj said. In the water development matters Mongolia also wants to collaborate with the UN, he said.
Despite many challenges in political and economic spheres, water issue is still a priority, "so we must seek a general solution, and water security is a matter of the earth security", he stressed.
The discussion brought together political and economic figures from the USA, UK, Switzerland, and other twenty countries; also Ms Helen Clark, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, the Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership (GWP).
According to a survey report by the GWP, water issue is considered as one of the five urgent problems in the world.