What does 'fresh water' mean?

[tulipflower]

What does 'fresh water' mean?

 

[Tarheel]

Fresh water is defined by what it is not: salty.

 

[Rover_KE]

In what context did you see this phrase, tulipflower?

 

[tulipflower]

The United Nations also designates a specific problem for people to focus on each year.
For example, the year 2003 was declared the international Year of Fresh Water.
During these special years, people work together to find solutions to the designated problems.

Extracted from 'Concepts and Comments' by Patricia Ackert & Linda Lee

 

[GoesStation]

In that context it means "water that isn't salty".

 

[emsr2d2]

The United Nations also designates it a specific problem for people to focus on each year.
For example, the year 2003 was declared the International Year of Freshwater.
During these special years, people work together to find solutions to the [STRIKE]designated[/STRIKE] problems.

Extracted from 'Concepts and Comments' by Patricia Ackert & Linda Lee

Anyone who is interested in what that 2003 program entailed can read more about it HERE.

 

[Tdol]

Isn't it clean water in that context?

 

[GoesStation]

Isn't it clean water in that context?

No, just not salty.