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Sink or Surf (2001)

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Film details

Country

United Kingdom
Year

2001
Type

Television

Synopsis

Report filed in the run up to the International Conference on Freshwater, held in Bonn in December 2001. Assesses the role of information technology in global water management. Questions how the Virtual Water Forum proposed by the organisers of the 3rd World Water Forum taking place in Japan in 2003, which is intended to be a global online platform for debate and information on the sustainable management of water resources, will benefit those hundreds of millions of people lacking access to clean water and sanitation, who also lack access to information technology and the Internet.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    John D. Liu
  - Production Company
    
    Television Trust for the Environment
  - Supported by
    
    UNEP
  - Supported by
    
    World Wide Fund for Nature UK
  - Supported by
    
    Global Environment Facility
  - Supported by
    
    The European Commission
  - Supported by
    
    Department for International Development
  - Supported by
    
    Intermediate Technology Development Group
  - Supported by
    
    National Lottery Charities Board
  - Producer
    
    John D. Liu
  - Series Editor
    
    Robert Lamb
  - Series Producer
    
    Christopher Jeans
  - Script
    
    John D. Liu

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