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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... capacity to collect, process, interpret and accept data, the greater the range of policy options that can be generated – and the less likelihood there is of disagreement and conflict between riparian users. Data gathering may be best ...
... capacity to collect, process, interpret and accept data, the greater the range of policy options that can be generated – and the less likelihood there is of disagreement and conflict between riparian users. Data gathering may be best ...
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... capacity- building needs and support requirements for developing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS). The overall regional summary indicates that: □ Most countries have established or strengthened their disaster management ...
... capacity- building needs and support requirements for developing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS). The overall regional summary indicates that: □ Most countries have established or strengthened their disaster management ...
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... capacity, as well as physical infrastructure. Water supply and sanitation have recently received more international attention than water for food production, despite the fact that in most developing countries agriculture accounts for 80 ...
... capacity, as well as physical infrastructure. Water supply and sanitation have recently received more international attention than water for food production, despite the fact that in most developing countries agriculture accounts for 80 ...
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... capacity . There is a tendency to separate policy - making processes from implementation . The notion is that policy - making is ascribed to decision - makers , while implementation is linked to administrative capacity . This kind of ...
... capacity . There is a tendency to separate policy - making processes from implementation . The notion is that policy - making is ascribed to decision - makers , while implementation is linked to administrative capacity . This kind of ...
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... capacities are provided to achieve the reform objectives . Focus on process and seize the moment : Management of the ... capacity of governments and slow down reform work . Donors should also allow greater flexibility in the design and ...
... capacities are provided to achieve the reform objectives . Focus on process and seize the moment : Management of the ... capacity of governments and slow down reform work . Donors should also allow greater flexibility in the design and ...
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