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V. FRESHWATER RESOURCES:
The importance of freshwater
resources for SIDS and the limits they impose on sustainable
development is highlighted in this chapter. The only paragraph that
still contains brackets addresses the need to safeguard watershed
areas. One delegate proposed an amendment dealing with
over-abstraction from groundwater resources. Although developing
country delegates agreed to mention safeguarding groundwater
resources, the delegate proposing the amendment insisted on
maintaining the concept of over-abstraction.