Over the last 20 or 30 years we have begun to comprehend what is at stake, owing to initiatives like the World Water Forum, which held its fourth annual meeting in March. Unfortunately, the Forum is not yet an official body and has no decision-making power.
近二三十年来我们才开始意识到问题有多么严重，而这要归功于像世界水资源论坛这样的节水组织，该组织第四届年会今年3月刚刚召开。遗憾的是，该论坛还算不上官方组织，也没有决策权。但它为思想和辩论提供的土壤至少有一项极大的好处：那就是使公众和决策者意识到水资源问题的严重性。