{"id":293,"date":"2019-10-18T02:03:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T02:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unesco-chair-arsenic.unisq.edu.au\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2020-11-25T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T03:25:34","slug":"unesco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unesco-chair-arsenic.unisq.edu.au\/?page_id=293","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;43px||||false|false&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;bg-animate-top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;UNESCO CHAIR ON GROUNDWATER ARSENIC WITHIN THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.4&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#f4583f&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7vh||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>An independent leadership think-tank for researchers, developers, industries, and policy makers for innovative ideas and best practices addressing global water challenges within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/unesco-chair-arsenic.unisq.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arsenic_Hero.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;30px|5%||5%|false|true&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;30px|5%|||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; 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All sectors are concerned with searching for solutions to problems associated with arsenic of geogenic origin, in both small communities with decentralized water supply to large water industries and food sectors fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 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