Water: A Shared ResponsibilityUN-HABITAT, 2006 - 584 pages A joint undertaking of the 24 UN agencies comprising UN-Water, and in partnership with governments and other entities concerned with freshwater issues, this volume, covering as it does all regions and most countries of the world, provides an up-to-date global overview of the state and uses of freshwater, critical water-related problems, and societies coping mechanisms. Drawing on an extensive database, expert analysis, case studies, and hundreds of graphic elements, it is the most comprehensive undertaking to date of freshwater assessment, providing a mechanism for monitoring changes in the resource and its management and progress towards achieving development targets, particularly the Millennium Development Goals. Building on the conclusions of the first United Nations World Water Development Report, Water for People, Water for Life, the 2006 Report confirms the ongoing, serious and growing water crisis, essentially a crisis of governance, and points to a prevalent lack of capacity and knowledge base as todays primary obstacles to achieving the necessary levels of water governance. This volume proposes a more integrated vision of water resources management to respond to changing environmental and socio-economic conditions.--Publisher's description. |
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... Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Secretariat of United Nations Conventions and Decades Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat of the United ...
... Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Secretariat of United Nations Conventions and Decades Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat of the United ...
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... Asia , the North China Plain and the High Plains in North America . Urban concentration of water demand adds a High Moderate Low 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Fraction of global runoff Urban Population Growth In 1950 , the world's population was.
... Asia , the North China Plain and the High Plains in North America . Urban concentration of water demand adds a High Moderate Low 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Fraction of global runoff Urban Population Growth In 1950 , the world's population was.
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... Asia the fraction of urban population has nearly tripled in the last 50 years ( see graph below ) . Between 2000 and 2030 , most population growth is expected to occur within the urban areas of less developed countries , while overall ...
... Asia the fraction of urban population has nearly tripled in the last 50 years ( see graph below ) . Between 2000 and 2030 , most population growth is expected to occur within the urban areas of less developed countries , while overall ...
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... Asia around forty years ago . In Asia , crisis have added to its burdens . Unlike Asia , which hosts coastal cities with good access to ports and sea routes , most African people live inland , too far from ports to enable growth from ...
... Asia around forty years ago . In Asia , crisis have added to its burdens . Unlike Asia , which hosts coastal cities with good access to ports and sea routes , most African people live inland , too far from ports to enable growth from ...
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... Asia . Water recycling and reuse , already very prevalent in dry areas , is set to grow Section 1 : CHANGING CONTEXTS ... women possess a lot. Chapter 3 ) . In agriculture , changing cropping patterns , moving to more water - efficient ...
... Asia . Water recycling and reuse , already very prevalent in dry areas , is set to grow Section 1 : CHANGING CONTEXTS ... women possess a lot. Chapter 3 ) . In agriculture , changing cropping patterns , moving to more water - efficient ...
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