Those proposals were: first, everyone has the basic right to safe drinking water; second, fully understanding the finiteness and irreplaceability of freshwater resources; third, the right of rivers to survive in nature should be respected and water should be treated as a living entity and there should be a harmonious coexistence between humans and rivers; and fourth, there should be cooperation with UN agencies to provide a platform for governments, international organizations, think tanks, civil society and other stakeholders on water management.