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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... aquifers that cross international borders. An important goal of the World Water Assessment Programme – founded in 2000 at the request of governments within the Commission on Sustainable Development – is therefore to assist governments ...
... aquifers that cross international borders. An important goal of the World Water Assessment Programme – founded in 2000 at the request of governments within the Commission on Sustainable Development – is therefore to assist governments ...
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... aquifers , become very defensive about their perceived sovereignty over such resources , especially as resources are pressured by increased demand and deteriorating water quality . Warfare and conflicts The Post Conflict Assessment Unit ...
... aquifers , become very defensive about their perceived sovereignty over such resources , especially as resources are pressured by increased demand and deteriorating water quality . Warfare and conflicts The Post Conflict Assessment Unit ...
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... aquifers . As the cost of desalination is falling , because of technology improvements and lower energy costs , the prospects of desalinating brackish water – and also seawater in the case of coastal communities – are becoming more ...
... aquifers . As the cost of desalination is falling , because of technology improvements and lower energy costs , the prospects of desalinating brackish water – and also seawater in the case of coastal communities – are becoming more ...
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... aquifers important for local drinking water supplies. Concern has also been raised over the impact of navigation channel repairs on wetlands and biodiversity in the Niger Delta. In order to promote efficient and sustainable waterway ...
... aquifers important for local drinking water supplies. Concern has also been raised over the impact of navigation channel repairs on wetlands and biodiversity in the Niger Delta. In order to promote efficient and sustainable waterway ...
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... aquifers shared between sovereign states . The increased water cooperation between nations will require building mutual trust as well as long - term commitments from the parties involved . Normally , this necessitates a whole sequence ...
... aquifers shared between sovereign states . The increased water cooperation between nations will require building mutual trust as well as long - term commitments from the parties involved . Normally , this necessitates a whole sequence ...
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