NEW YORK- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito expressed his intention to make efforts to solve problems related to water in the world in a video message delivered at a special UN meeting on Thursday.

The 27-minute English keynote address, titled "Working with Water," was videoed at the Togu Palace, the Crown Prince's residence in Tokyo, on Friday, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

Making it his life to study issues associated with water, the Crown Prince served as honorary president of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, or UNSGAB, from 2007 to 2015.

In the speech given at the third special session on water and disasters at the UN headquarters in New York, he discussed the history of water and humanity, citing a nearly 640-year-old stone monument set up to mourn for the victims of a huge tsunami in 1361 in the town of Minami in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, and a river embankment in the city of Kai in the central prefecture of Yamanashi that is believed to be built by warlord Takeda Shingen over 450 years ago.

Stressing that clearing water-related problems will greatly contribute to global development and poverty eradication, the Crown Prince said, "I, together with you, will keep on working in every manner for the betterment of water."

At the same UN session, Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, also delivered a speech.

"Resolving water issues means saving precious lives, for it can lead to national and social stability and remove causes of war and conflict," he said.

Japan should share with the rest of the world knowledge, experiences and lessons the country has acquired from disasters, Nikai went on to say. (Jiji Press)