Global Water Resource IssuesCambridge University Press, 1994 - 216 pages The world's water resources are coming under increasing stress, a stress that will become critical globally sometime during the next century. This is due to the rapidly rising population demanding more and more water and an increasing level of affluence. The book discusses the background to this issue and the measures to be taken over the next 20-30 years to overcome some of the difficulties that can be foreseen, and the means of avoiding others, such as the hazard of floods. It looks at the water resource and its assessment and management in an integrated fashion. It deals with the requirements of agriculture and of rural and urban societies and to a lesser extent with those of industry and power, against the background of the needs of the natural environment. It presents a number of ways and means of improving the management of national and international affairs involving fresh water. It highlights the importance of fresh water as a major issue for the environment and for development. |
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Contents
IV | 1 |
V | 2 |
VI | 10 |
VII | 12 |
VIII | 23 |
IX | 25 |
X | 26 |
XI | 29 |
XLIII | 99 |
XLIV | 101 |
XLV | 105 |
XLVII | 107 |
XLVIII | 109 |
XLIX | 113 |
L | 115 |
LI | 118 |
XII | 31 |
XIII | 43 |
XIV | 45 |
XV | 49 |
XVI | 51 |
XVIII | 53 |
XIX | 55 |
XX | 57 |
XXI | 59 |
XXII | 61 |
XXIII | 63 |
XXIV | 65 |
XXV | 67 |
XXVI | 69 |
XXVII | 70 |
XXVIII | 71 |
XXIX | 73 |
XXX | 77 |
XXXI | 79 |
XXXII | 83 |
XXXIV | 85 |
XXXV | 86 |
XXXVI | 87 |
XXXVII | 89 |
XXXVIII | 90 |
XXXIX | 93 |
XL | 94 |
XLI | 95 |
XLII | 97 |
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Global Water Resource Issues Gordon J. Young,James C. I. Dooge,John C. Rodda No preview available - 1994 |
Common terms and phrases
¹ Level Activities and related agencies Agenda 21 paragraph agricultural appropriate aquaculture aquatic ecosystems aquifers areas Basis for action capacity building climate change Conference on Water Conference section conservation Considered in ICWE Considered in UNCED coordination developing countries development and management Drinking Water Supply Dublin economic effective ensure environmental establishment freshwater resources global groundwater hydrological cycle I=International ICWE Report IDNDR implementation Level¹ INPL institutions integrated water resources irrigation issues L=Local Level of implementation management of water Mar del Plata means of implementation million monitoring N=National natural environment needs non-governmental organizations P=Provincial or sub-national participation policies population programme targets promotion RAMSAR Convention regional related means river basin rural sector Strategy and programme strengthening supply and sanitation transboundary UNCED Agenda 21 UNESCO United Nations urban water management water quality water resources assessment water resources development water resources management water-related World World Meteorological Organization