The World's Water 1998-1999

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Contents

ONE The Changing Water Paradigm
5
TWO Water and Human Health
39
The End
69
FOUR Conflict and Cooperation Over
105
Reducing the Risk of WaterRelated Conflict
113
Water Disputes in Southern Africa
119
APPENDIX
125
References
132
WATER BRIEFS
193
DATA SECTION
235
Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector
241
Percentage of Population with Access to Safe
251
Access to Safe Drinking Water in Developing Countries
261
Reported Cholera Cases and Deaths by Country
268
Reported Cholera Cases and Deaths in the Americas
271
Populations Displaced as a Consequence of
281

What Do We Know?
138
Societal Impacts of Changes in Water Resources
144
References
150
SEVEN Moving Toward a Sustainable Vision
183
Desalination Capacity by Country January 1 1996
288
Irrigated Area by Country and Region 1961 to 1994
297
Index
303
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