• Dr. P. GNANAVEL

Water is the essence of life. Fresh water resources have faced a crisis worldwide for the last five decades. This is manifested in numerous challenges showing the various elements of the problem. These challenges include, increasing scarcity of fresh water, lack of accessibility to adequate clean drinking water and sanitation, deterioration of water quality, fragmentation of water management nationally and globally, decline of financial resources allocation for water development, threat to world peace and security and a continuing lack of awareness of the magnitude of the problem by the decision makers and the public at large. The World Water Council was established as an international non-governmental think tank to deal with these challenges. It has stated a target to define the vision for the world water, life and the environment for the next century. The guiding principles for the vision are based on clear assessment of the world fresh water resources, application of the integrated water resources management, valuation of water, common and shared world interest among the stakeholders and their effective participation, comprehensiveness and global coverage of all forms of fresh water and the existence of will and commitment to translate the vision into action.

Water resource, sustainable development, water management, environment, etc.

"THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.236-240, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06045.pdf

"THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp236-240, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06045.pdf