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Article: CLIMATE : IPCC REPORT RAISES ALARM OVER WATER RESOURCES.(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change )
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- April 25, 2008
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The planet's fresh water resources are directly threatened by the effects of climate change, warnsathe United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Its new Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water, presented at a meeting in Budapest on 9 and 10 April, calls for the integrated management of resources and warns against some greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures (afforestation, reforestation or bio-energy crops) that could have negative side effects if they are not managed sustainably, due to their increased water requirements.
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