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LOCATION:Virtual Conference Centre\, Frangipani Auditorium\, 
SUMMARY:Global Commodities Forum  - Session 2:  Sustainable solutions to ad
 dress water challenges
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DESCRIPTION:The Global Commodities Forum is a major multi-stakeholder meeti
 ng to discuss pragmatic solutions to perennial problems of the commodity e
 conomy.The theme of the 2021 Forum is “Strengthening Resilience in Commo
 dity Dependent Countries”. It will connect policymakers with practitione
 rs to address the current challenges and future opportunities for commodit
 y-dependent economies.The second session of the Forum will examine the cha
 llenges related to access to water and its management in the twenty-first 
 century.Water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. Accord
 ing to the WHO\, 785 million people still lacked basic drinking water serv
 ices in 2017 and 2 billion people had no access to basic sanitation servic
 es that same year.Access to water is also an increasing challenge in terms
  of agriculture and energy.  Water is bulky\, and transferring or storing
  is quite costly\, requiring large infrastructure. Water as a final produc
 t is not intensively traded internationally\, due to its bulky properties.
  Trade only occurs in the form of bottled water and beverages. However\, t
 rade in embodied water  - i.e. water required to the production of commod
 ities traded from one place to another - also needs to be accounted for.Th
 e set of issues related to access to water is vast and interplays with sev
 eral dimensions. However\, some questions are crucial for developing count
 ries. Among them are:What should be the role of freshwater when defining f
 ood security frameworks and policies in developing countries?What are the 
 policy options in cases of structural scarcity?Do we observe economies of 
 scale or of scope across the various available solutions?What are the imba
 lances observed in trade in virtual water?What could be implemented at the
  international level to promote a smart and sustainable use of freshwater 
 resources? International standards?  Watch recording of Session 2 Regis
 tration and attendanceRegistration and attendance are free of charge\, but
  registration through UNCTAD website is mandatory for all participants\, i
 ncluding invited government representatives\, experts\, and speakers.We re
 commend each participant to log in to the event 20 minutes in advance to v
 erify the quality and stability of their connection. Our Partners  &lt\
 ;p&gt\;The Global Commodities Forum is a major multi-stakeholder meeting t
 o discuss pragmatic solutions to perennial problems of the commodity econo
 my.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The theme of the 2021 Forum is “&lt\;strong&gt
 \;Strengthening Resilience in Commodity Dependent Countries&lt\;/strong&gt
 \;”. It will connect policymakers with practitioners to address the curr
 ent challenges and future opportunities for commodity-dependent economies.
 &lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The second session of the Forum will examine the ch
 allenges related to access to water and its management in the twenty-first
  century.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Water is indispensable for leading a life 
 in human dignity. According to the WHO\, 785 million people still lacked b
 asic drinking water services in 2017 and 2 billion people had no access to
  basic sanitation services that same year.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Access to
  water is also an increasing challenge in terms of agriculture and energy.
 &amp\;nbsp\; Water is bulky\, and transferring or storing is quite costly\
 , requiring large infrastructure. Water as a final product is not intensiv
 ely traded internationally\, due to its bulky properties. Trade only occur
 s in the form of bottled water and beverages. However\, trade in embodied 
 water&amp\;nbsp\; - i.e. water required to the production of commodities t
 raded from one place to another - also needs to be accounted for.&lt\;/p&g
 t\;&lt\;p&gt\;The set of issues related to access to water is vast and int
 erplays with several dimensions. However\, some questions are crucial for 
 developing countries. Among them are:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li data-
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