净水网站(2)【沪江慢速VOA 9-19】
New Web Site Targets World's Unsafe Drinking Water(2/2)
The nonprofit Global Health and Education Foundation in San Francisco provided money for the project. Almost 130 science, engineering and medical academies worldwide are also involved. These organizations will share information about the new Web resource with policy makers in their countries.
Also, 10 thousand free copies of DVD versions of the information will go to nongovernmental groups working to improve water quality.
Organizers say the Web site is meant to provide international decision makers with technical answers to drinking water problems. The information will help users learn about the causes of unsafe drinking water and technologies that can improve water quality. The site also has world maps that show the levels of availability of safe drinking water from country to country. Users can compare information from 1970 and 2002.
Peter Glick is a member of the scientific committee that developed the Web site. He says the failure of the world to meet basic human needs for water is a crisis that can be solved. He says education is central, and the hope is that this new Internet tool can be part of the solution.
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全球健康和教育基金会是美国旧金山一家非盈利性机构，它为“安全的水是必要的”项目提供了资助。同时还有全世界范围内的130家自然科学、工程及医疗研究机构也参与了进来。这些组织机构会让当地的决策者知道有这样关于净水技术的网站。
另外，为了改善当地的饮用水质量，他们还向非政府组织免费发放了10，000套DVD。
组织者表示，此网站是为全球的决策者提供技术对策来解决饮用水安全问题而建立的。这些信息将帮助他们了解导致不安全饮用水的因素及其相关解决方案。网站还提供显示各国安全饮用水级别的世界地图，决策者可对比查阅1970年至2002年有关安全饮用水的信息。
彼得•格里克是发展此网站的科学委会成员之一。他说，全球未能满足人类对水基本需求的危机能够得到解决.，他还表示要解除此危机，教育是关键，而这个新的网络工具则是解决方案的一部分。
