infacilitating country-initiated assessments on sustainable foodproduction and food security, and we encourage countries to give dueconsideration to implementing the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on theResponsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests inthe Context of National Food Security. We take note of the on-goingdiscussions on responsible agricultural investment in the frameworkof the CFS, as well as the Principles for Responsible AgriculturalInvestment (PRAI).116.We stress the need to address the root causes of excessive food pricevolatility, including its structural causes, at all levels, and theneed to manage the risks linked to high and excessively volatileprices in agriculture commodities and their consequences for globalfood security and nutrition, as well as for smallholder farmers andpoor urban dwellers.117.We underline the importance of timely, accurate and transparentinformation in helping to address excessive food price volatility,and in this regard takes note of the Agricultural Market InformationSystem hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations and urges the participating international organizations,private sector actors and Governments to ensure the publicdissemination of timely and quality food market information products.118.We reaffirm that a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatoryand equitable multilateral trading system will promote agriculturaland rural development in developing countries and contribute to worldfood security. We urge national, regional and internationalstrategies to promote the participation of farmers, especiallysmallholder farmers, including women, in community, domestic,regional and international markets.Waterand sanitation119.We recognize that water is at the core of sustainable development asit is closely linked to a number of key global challenges. Wetherefore reiterate the importance of integrating water insustainable development and underline the critical importance ofwater and sanitation within the three dimensions of sustainabledevelopment.120.We reaffirm the commitments made in the Johannesburg Plan ofImplementation and Millennium Declaration regarding halving by 2015the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water andbasic sanitation and the development of integrated water resourcemanagement and water efficiency plans, ensuring sustainable wateruse. We commit to the progressive realization of access to safe andaffordable drinking water and basic sanitation for all, as necessaryfor poverty eradication and to protect human health, and tosignificantly improve the implementation of integrated water resourcemanagement at all levels as appropriate. In this regard, we reiteratethese commitments in particular for developing countries through themobilization of resources from all sources, capacity building andtechnology transfer.121.We reaffirm our commitments regarding the human right to safedrinking water and sanitation, to be progressively realized for ourpopulations with full respect for national sovereignty. We alsohighlight our commitment to the 2005-2015 International Decade forAction Water for Life.122.We recognize the key role that ecosystems play in maintaining waterquantity and quality and support actions within the respectivenational boundaries to protect and sustainably manage theseecosystems.123. We underline the need to adopt measures to address floods, droughts,and water scarcity, addressing the balance between water supply anddemand including where appropriate non-conventional water resources,and to mobilize financial resources and investment in infrastructurefor water and sanitation services, in accordance with nationalpriorities.124.We stress the need to adopt measures to significantly reduce waterpollution and increase water quality, significantly improvewastewater treatment, and water efficiency and reduce water losses.In order to achieve this end we stress the need for internationalassistance and cooperation.Energy125.We recognize the critical role that