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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

A woman walks with a water container in hand through a damaged street in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

Children push a cart carrying water containers through rubble in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

A resident carries water containers through rubble in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

A view of water containers lined up in a street in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

A boy pulls a cart loaded with water containers through rubble in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

A view of water containers lined up in a street in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

People carry water containers through rubble in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis in Gaza - Palestine

People carry water containers through rubble in Gaza City, on June 21, 2025. Water shortages have intensified due to border closures and the fuel blockade that has crippled wells and desalination plants during the war. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Water Desalination - Gaza

A man returns home after fetching water from a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Water Desalination - Gaza

This photo taken on July 24, 2024 shows an exterior view of a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Water Desalination - Gaza

A man returns home after fetching water from a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Water Desalination - Gaza

A boy returns home after fetching water from a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Water Desalination - Gaza

A worker operates at a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Water Desalination - Gaza

A worker operates at a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-DEIR AL-BALAH-SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT

(240725) -- DEIR AL-BALAH, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker operates at a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-DEIR AL-BALAH-SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT

(240725) -- DEIR AL-BALAH, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man returns home after fetching water from a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-DEIR AL-BALAH-SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT

(240725) -- DEIR AL-BALAH, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker operates at a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-DEIR AL-BALAH-SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT

(240725) -- DEIR AL-BALAH, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man returns home after fetching water from a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-DEIR AL-BALAH-SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT

(240725) -- DEIR AL-BALAH, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2024 shows an exterior view of a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-DEIR AL-BALAH-SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT

(240725) -- DEIR AL-BALAH, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A boy returns home after fetching water from a seawater desalination plant in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PAKISTAN-GWADAR-CPEC

(231213) -- GWADAR, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a staff member fetching desalinated water at the China-donated seawater desalination plant in Gwadar, Pakistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Projects supported by China catalyze transformation in Pakistan's Gwadar" (Xinhua/Tang Binhui)

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Elisabeth Borne on Visit in Mayotte

French Prime Minister Elisbathe Borne flanked by PM Esthelle Youssoupha visiting the extension works of the Petite Terre desalination plant with the director of the Société mahraise des eaux on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on December 8, 2023, for their one-day visit. French Prime Minister travels to Mayotte on December 8, 2023 to make announcements on water, housing and health in French poorest department, which faces severe drought, migratory pressure from neighboring Comoros and growing insecurity. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elisabeth Borne on Visit in Mayotte

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne flanked by French Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau, Frech Minister for Overseas Philippe Vigier and senator Said Omar Oili visiting the desalination plant with the director of the SMAE (Mahoraise water company) on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on December 8, 2023, for their one-day visit. French Prime Minister travels to Mayotte on December 8, 2023 to make announcements on water, housing and health in French poorest department, which faces severe drought, migratory pressure from neighboring Comoros and growing insecurity. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elisabeth Borne on Visit in Mayotte

French Prime Minister Elisbathe Borne flanked by French Minister for Overseas Philippe Vigier visiting the extension works of the Petite Terre desalination plant with the director of the Société mahraise des eaux on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on December 8, 2023, for their one-day visit. French Prime Minister travels to Mayotte on December 8, 2023 to make announcements on water, housing and health in French poorest department, which faces severe drought, migratory pressure from neighboring Comoros and growing insecurity. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elisabeth Borne on Visit in Mayotte

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne visiting the desalination plant with the director of the SMAE (Mahoraise water company) on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on December 8, 2023, for their one-day visit. French Prime Minister travels to Mayotte on December 8, 2023 to make announcements on water, housing and health in French poorest department, which faces severe drought, migratory pressure from neighboring Comoros and growing insecurity. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-donated seawater desalination plant to resolve water shortage in Pakistan's Gwadar: PM

STORY: China-donated seawater desalination plant to resolve water shortage in Pakistan's Gwadar: PM SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the desalination plant 2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): ANWAR-UL-HAQ KAKAR, Pakistani Prime Minister 3. various of Pak-China Friendship Hospital STORYLINE: The China-donated seawater desalination plant will resolve water shortage in Gwadar district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, which has been the biggest problem in the area for many years, Pakistani Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has said. The water shortage has been the largest hurdle in the development of Gwadar district, the prime minister said on Monday while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the China-aided desalination project and upgrade of the Pak-China Friendship Hospital in Gwadar. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): ANWAR-UL-HAQ KAKAR, Pakistani Prime Minister "I know that for the last many years this (water shortage)

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PAKISTAN-GWADAR-CPEC-CHINA-AIDED PROJECTS-INAUGURATION

(231206) -- GWADAR, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar (2nd R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong (1st R, front) attend the inauguration ceremony of the China-aided desalination project and upgrade of the Pak-China Friendship Hospital in Gwadar, Pakistan, Dec. 4, 2023. The China-donated seawater desalination plant will resolve the water shortage in Gwadar district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, which has been the biggest problem in the area for many years, Pakistani Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has said. (Xinhua/Tang Binhui)

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Humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorating: UN relief agency

STORY: Humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorating: UN relief agency SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ADNAN ABU HASNA, UNRWA media advisor 2. various of Gaza Strip residents STORYLINE: Media advisor of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Thursday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is worsening. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ADNAN ABU HASNA, UNRWA media advisor "The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating dramatically. Today, the situation is more dangerous than before. There are tens of thousands of Palestinians queuing in long lines to obtain drinking water, which is not available, because most desalination plants have been closed. Sewage water flooded many streets in different parts of the Gaza Strip. Fuel should not be used as a weapon in this war. Only 23,000 liters of fuel entered the Gaza Strip. There is restriction

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Water cuts in Mayotte

Water desalination plant in Pamandzi sur Petite Terre in Mayotte Island on May 10, 2023. The island has repeatedly experienced periods of drought for many years, affecting drinking water reserves and causing water shortages. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water cuts in Mayotte

Water desalination plant in Pamandzi sur Petite Terre in Mayotte Island on May 10, 2023. The island has repeatedly experienced periods of drought for many years, affecting drinking water reserves and causing water shortages. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water cuts in Mayotte

Water desalination plant in Pamandzi sur Petite Terre in Mayotte Island on May 10, 2023. The island has repeatedly experienced periods of drought for many years, affecting drinking water reserves and causing water shortages. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli factory desalinates underground water for recycling

STORY: Israeli factory desalinates underground water for recycling DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: ASHQELON, Israel CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of desalination plant 2. STANDUP (ENGLISH): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter 3. various of desalination plant 4. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH): LIOR GUTMAN, Press officer of Mekorot 5. various of desalination plant STORYLINE: STANDUP (ENGLISH): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter "Here behind me is one of Israel's desalinization plants. Israel is very unique. Most of its water is coming from the seas, the red sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and even from the aquifer after the water being through the desalinization process, so Israelis are drinking mostly water which is not natural 100 percent. But because of this process, they are much cleaner and also add it with the valuable minerals that people should have when they are drinking their water." This desalination plant called Granot is located next to the Israeli city of Ashqelon. According to data r

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Explore Israeli bottle recycling self-service machine on World Water Day

STORY: Explore Israeli bottle recycling self-service machine on World Water Day DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. close-up of bottle entering the machine, ticket printing 3. various of Israeli residents using machines and taking receipts to the front desk to exchange money 4. SOUNDBITE (English): BARBARA GINGGOLD, Israeli citizen 5. various of supermarket STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here in Israel, you'll find this '30' mark on almost all bottles of mineral water, beverage, and wine, which means 30 cents new shekels or equivalent to 10 cents of U.S. dollars will be repaid for recycling. And all this can be done in this self-service machine." March 22 marks World Water Day. In Israel, a Middle East country short of water resources, desalination and water-saving agricultural technologies have been developed, and the recycling means of waste water bottles i

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians check equipment at a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 20, 2023. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician tests the quality of desalinated seawater at a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 20, 2023. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows the water source area of a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows a view of a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows an interior view of a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 20, 2023. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(230321) -- QINGDAO, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at a seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 20, 2023. In recent years, Qingdao has vigorously developed the seawater desalination industry. Through the establishment of large-scale seawater desalination bases and connecting desalinated water to the municipal pipeline network, the city's water resources have been effectively supplemented. At present, Qingdao's seawater desalination projects have the capacity to produce over 300,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, and nearly one-tenth of the water used by residents in the main urban areas comes from desalinated seawater. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WELL-WATER DESALINATION CENTER

(220404) -- DAMASCUS, April 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works at a well water desalination center in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, Syria, on April 4, 2022. The desalination project has been recently launched in cooperation between the Syrian government and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to help desalinate the well water in the area. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WELL-WATER DESALINATION CENTER

(220404) -- DAMASCUS, April 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children fill their bottles with water at a well water desalination center in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, Syria, on April 4, 2022. The desalination project has been recently launched in cooperation between the Syrian government and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to help desalinate the well water in the area. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)