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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... Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and ... Agricultural Development (IFAD) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Regional ...
... Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and ... Agricultural Development (IFAD) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Regional ...
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... agricultural ) exceeds average water supplies annually . Areas of high water overuse ( highlighted in red to brown tones ) tend to occur in regions that are highly dependent on irrigated agriculture , such as the Indo - Gangetic Plain ...
... agricultural ) exceeds average water supplies annually . Areas of high water overuse ( highlighted in red to brown tones ) tend to occur in regions that are highly dependent on irrigated agriculture , such as the Indo - Gangetic Plain ...
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... agriculture ( Moench et al . , 2003 ) . Diversification into other activities becomes possible , education opportunities for children grow and , maybe , transition out of agriculture to more profitable enterprises . Industry at all ...
... agriculture ( Moench et al . , 2003 ) . Diversification into other activities becomes possible , education opportunities for children grow and , maybe , transition out of agriculture to more profitable enterprises . Industry at all ...
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... agriculture has been facing the great challenge of providing food to a global population doubling in size . This has resulted in water withdrawals that largely exceed those of any other sector . However , 13 percent of the human ...
... agriculture has been facing the great challenge of providing food to a global population doubling in size . This has resulted in water withdrawals that largely exceed those of any other sector . However , 13 percent of the human ...
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... agriculture, changing cropping patterns to lower water use crops, precision application of irrigation water at the critical point of the crop growing cycle, and better water delivery and distribution systems can collectively produce ...
... agriculture, changing cropping patterns to lower water use crops, precision application of irrigation water at the critical point of the crop growing cycle, and better water delivery and distribution systems can collectively produce ...
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