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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... accessed in February 2006. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Chapter 1: Living in a Changing World This chapter was.
... accessed in February 2006. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Chapter 1: Living in a Changing World This chapter was.
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... Chapter 1 : Living in a Changing World Chapter 2 : The Challenges of Water Governance ( UNDP , with IFAD ) Chapter 3 : Water and Human Settlements in an Urbanizing World ( UN - HABITAT ) Section 2 : Changing Natural Systems Global Map 3 ...
... Chapter 1 : Living in a Changing World Chapter 2 : The Challenges of Water Governance ( UNDP , with IFAD ) Chapter 3 : Water and Human Settlements in an Urbanizing World ( UN - HABITAT ) Section 2 : Changing Natural Systems Global Map 3 ...
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... chapter was drafted by Tony Milburn (consultant) and the WWAP editorial team, with contributions from UN-ECE and IOC. Chapter 2: The Challenges of Governance This chapter was coordinated and drafted by HÃ¥kan Tropp (UNDP Water Governance ...
... chapter was drafted by Tony Milburn (consultant) and the WWAP editorial team, with contributions from UN-ECE and IOC. Chapter 2: The Challenges of Governance This chapter was coordinated and drafted by HÃ¥kan Tropp (UNDP Water Governance ...
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... Chapter 9: Water and Energy This chapter was drafted by Ania Grobicki (consultant) and coordinated by Robert Williams (UNIDO). The following individuals contributed as authors, reviewers, editors, working group members and/or workshop ...
... Chapter 9: Water and Energy This chapter was drafted by Ania Grobicki (consultant) and coordinated by Robert Williams (UNIDO). The following individuals contributed as authors, reviewers, editors, working group members and/or workshop ...
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... Chapter 15: Conclusions and Recommendations for Action This chapter was drafted by the WWAP editorial team. SECTION 1 Changing Contexts The key challenges of water management ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . XV.
... Chapter 15: Conclusions and Recommendations for Action This chapter was drafted by the WWAP editorial team. SECTION 1 Changing Contexts The key challenges of water management ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . XV.
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