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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Page iii
... Coastal and Freshwater Ecosystems ( UNEP ) Section 3 : Challenges for Well - being and Development 199 Global Map 5 : Domestic and Industrial Water Use Global Map 6 : Sediment Trapping by Large Dams and Reservoirs 200 201 Chapter 6 ...
... Coastal and Freshwater Ecosystems ( UNEP ) Section 3 : Challenges for Well - being and Development 199 Global Map 5 : Domestic and Industrial Water Use Global Map 6 : Sediment Trapping by Large Dams and Reservoirs 200 201 Chapter 6 ...
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... Coastal and Freshwater Ecosystems The chapter was coordinated by S. Diop and P. M'mayi (UNEP) and drafted by C. Revenga (The Nature Conservancy-TNC), R. D. Robarts (UNEP-GEMS /Water) and C. Zöckler (UNEP-WCMC). The following individuals ...
... Coastal and Freshwater Ecosystems The chapter was coordinated by S. Diop and P. M'mayi (UNEP) and drafted by C. Revenga (The Nature Conservancy-TNC), R. D. Robarts (UNEP-GEMS /Water) and C. Zöckler (UNEP-WCMC). The following individuals ...
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... coastal cities with good access to ports and sea routes , most African people live inland , too far from ports to enable growth from industrial exports . Road , rail and inland water transport infrastructure are poor and air travel is ...
... coastal cities with good access to ports and sea routes , most African people live inland , too far from ports to enable growth from industrial exports . Road , rail and inland water transport infrastructure are poor and air travel is ...
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... coastal areas from inadequate wastewater treatment and loss of crucial marine biodiversity , including coral reef destruction , have all occurred . Competition by tourism for scarce GDP growth by 0.6 percentage points. Mobile phones ...
... coastal areas from inadequate wastewater treatment and loss of crucial marine biodiversity , including coral reef destruction , have all occurred . Competition by tourism for scarce GDP growth by 0.6 percentage points. Mobile phones ...
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... coastal and marine environments, as well as both upstream and downstream interests in the basin (see Chapters 4, 5 and 11). The socio-economic dimension, with its focus on human concerns, is a crucial component of the approach, taking ...
... coastal and marine environments, as well as both upstream and downstream interests in the basin (see Chapters 4, 5 and 11). The socio-economic dimension, with its focus on human concerns, is a crucial component of the approach, taking ...
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