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From 7 to 9 December the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is being held in Geneva in the format of videoconference. Countries will discuss ways to prevent and deal with accidents that could lead to environmental pollution including water supplies. The head of the Russian delegation was Maxim Egorov Deputy Minister of Construction Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation.One of the items on the agenda was the discussion of measures that each country is taking to ensure industrial safety to eliminate the consequences of accidents as well as to strengthen interstate dialogue in this area. Maxim Egorov in his speech drew attention to the importance of preventing the impact of emergencies on the water supply system and on the urban environment.Accidents affecting water supply are of particular concern because peoples lives and the ecological situation directly depend on the availability of clean water and water resources are limited. In addition the consequences of such incidents are growing exponentially. For this reason the main task of each state is to prevent industrial accidents in principle and Russia is moving along this path. One solution to this approach is the creation of Regional Governance Centers SDGs. They were created in each constituent entity of the country by order of the President the work was completed by December 1 - said Maxim Yegorov.The SDGs are a single point of monitoring. It receives and promptly processes problematic issues in all areas related to the life of the region around the clock including analyzing citizens appeals in social networks. In fact they concentrate all information on the regional and city economy. At the same time the centers work not only for timely response to problems or emergencies but also for forecasting and preventing such situations in the future.As the Deputy Minister noted the practice of creating the SDGs helps to achieve two UN Sustainable Development Goals - the 6th ensuring the availability and rational use of water resources and sanitation for all as well as the 11th ensuring openness security resilience and environmental sustainability of cities and towns ...The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE was adopted in 1992 and entered into force in 2000. It is aimed at promoting international cooperation in the field of prevention prompt response and elimination of the consequences of industrial accidents protection of the population property and the environment from their influence. More than 40 countries have joined the Convention.