Joining hands for water conservation.

LAHORE -- Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) hosted its fourth Annual Pakistan Water Stewardship Network (PWSN) meeting in collaboration with WWF-Pakistan, Nestle Pakistan and Planning and Development Department (P and D) on Wednesday.

Representatives from different sectors including government, private, academia, NGOs, corporate partner and donors participated in the meeting and expressed their opinions regarding the growing water challenges in Pakistan and how AWS can play its role in mitigating these challenges.

Adrian Sym, Chief Executive, AWS said, 'Each time I visit Pakistan I am impressed by the energy and commitment to address key water challenges. This commitment has never been needed more, and the PWSN meeting has the opportunity to be a vehicle to bring together different perspectives and drive water use that meets the diversity of needs for people and nature. The leadership is shown through PWSN also gives me great encouragement and fuel to ensure that our members and partners in other countries follow the example being set in Pakistan.'

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Sohail Ali Naqvi, Manager Freshwater, WWF-Pakistan said, 'Water stewardship has become a necessity for Pakistan, considering daily water availability, and implementing the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is not a choice any more. WWF-Pakistan aims to promote environmental conservation and efficient use of natural resources. Through the AWS standard, WWF-Pakistan is helping and supporting the private sector to implement responsible practices that can improve water efficiency, reduces water usage, and address shared water challenges for better basin governance, consequently benefiting people and nature.'

Aatekah Mir Khan, Manager Public Affairs, Nestle Pakistan said, 'Nestle Pakistan is proud...