COMMITTE: Special Conference

ISSUE: The question of the exhaustion of water resources and the defrosting of
icebergs

SUBMITTER: Spain

CO-SUBMITTERS: UK, USA, Germany, South Africa, UNESCO, Russia, Brazil, Italy,
Saudi Arabia, Canada, Ireland, Denmark

THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE,

Defining water shortages as the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the
demands of water usage within a region,

Emphasizing that 1 billion people wake up every morning without access to clean
drinking water,

Acknowledging in the past 25 years, the global community has made great strides to
bring clean water to 2.6 billion people, and sanitation facilities to another 2.1 billion,

Deeply conscious that by 2050, water shortages will affect more than 50 percent of the
earth's population,

Confident that if this resolution passes we will be able to decrease water shortages and
overcome this pressing issue,

Deeply concerned about United Arab Emirates actions to tow icebergs from Antartica to
the UAE for drinking water,

Emphasizing the need for fresh water around the world, it is one of our 17 global goals
and is a vital problem that needs to be resolved,

Fully aware of the UNWATER's actions to help water shortages but believes more can
be done to help overcome these shortages,
Noting Further that 1.6 million people died last year due to a lack of water in their
region,

1. Proposes the Establishment of (UNWSO) United Nations Water Shortages

Organization, this Organization will,
a. Encourage More economically developed countries (MEDCs) to donate
2.0% of their GDP to UNWSO,
b. Further invites NGO's such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) to help:
i. Provide people with water supply and sanitation systems,
ii. Promote awareness about water shortages,
c. Promote negotiations between bordering countries to share their common
water resources if the UNWSO officially declares there is a water resource
there,
d. Raise awareness about water shortages, this would include but not be
limited to:
i. Primary and secondary talks to students in countries where water
shortages is not an issue in order to make students in a position to
help,
ii. Primary and secondary talks to students in countries where water
scarcity is an issue to help them in the future,
iii. These talks would include information on how to help prevent water
shortages, what students can do to raise awareness, and how
students are in a position to help;

2. Recommends leak monitors are installed in all domestic and commercial

properties, as leak monitors are an efficient way to pinpoint leaks and solve this
inefficiency and massive waste of a valuable resource:
a. These leak monitors must be checked and recorded weekly by the
property's landlord, if any anomalies are observed the following actions
must apply,
 i. If a major leak is found it must be reported within a period of ten
days to the local council or government so work can begin in an
organized and cohesive way,
ii. These leaks must be dealt with immediately in a sufficient manner,
b. Unless in a case of emergency then water should not be used in the
domestic/commercial properties until the leak is fixed;

3. Advises the United Arab Emirates to refrain from towing icebergs from the
Antartica to the UAE for fresh drinking water as:
a. There is a 78% chance of the iceberg breaking on the way,
b. Currents change the direction, making it difficult to move a huge Piece of
ice,
c. Towing icebergs will decrease temperatures in water which could
potentially lead to the extinction of certain animals,
d. Shipping brings impacts like noise, collisions, and potential risks from oil
spills,
e. The ships used to tow these icebergs are too expensive and money could
help in a more effective way;

4. Calls upon member states that have exceptionally low water levels to implement
'Dry Baths'', as it is a cheap and effective way of ensuring the cleanliness of
civilians,
a. These dry baths consist of a small sachet of germ-killing gel that allows
people to take a bath without using a single drop of water,
b. People will have access to one free 'Dry Bath' sachet provided by the
UNWSO per week,

5. Encourages UNWSO and UNWATER to work together to achieve the following:

a. Protect the Quality of surface and ground-water and aquatic ecosystems,
b. To help provide access to safe water supplies and adequate sanitation
systems for countries that suffer from water scarcity,
 c. To promote social stability and adaptability to environmental change, by
applying integrated water resource management strategies, disaster
reduction schemes and equitable and efficient allocation and distribution
of water resources;

6. Urges each member state to consider the impact on the environmental,

populations and foreign countries before the possible implementation of new
water management policy or any water-related facility;

7. Requests lifesaver bottles are also accessible to people in countries where water
shortages are high:
a. These bottles are extremely effectively as waste water can be reused to
produce drinking water,
b. Suggests that densely populated area's become priority, to avoid the
spread of epidemics such as cholera and other water-borne diseases;

8. Further recommends that governments introduce price controls for the sale of
bottled water to prevent businesses from making major profits from the sale of
water and to prevent inflation in times of crisis;

9. Suggests water fountains and clean sanitation systems be implemented in every

school and one should be available per 50 students,
a. This would encourage girls to stay in school longer, because they will
spend less time travelling to get water and more time in education,
b. All schools should have access to clean water and sanitation systems,
c. Schools can apply for a grant from the (UNWSO) for these water fountains
and sanitation systems;

10. Decides to remain actively seized upon the matter.