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 11
... costs, widen trade networks and do away with the need for intensive travelling. In terms of the water sector, in low ... cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation (from European Environmental Agency website glossary ...
... costs, widen trade networks and do away with the need for intensive travelling. In terms of the water sector, in low ... cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation (from European Environmental Agency website glossary ...
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... 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 attractive ...
... 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 attractive ...
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... cost drip irrigation systems and treadle pumps allied to low-cost double walled plastic water storage tanks, which rest in easily dug earthen trenches, have now been developed. This combination costs one-fifth of the price of ...
... cost drip irrigation systems and treadle pumps allied to low-cost double walled plastic water storage tanks, which rest in easily dug earthen trenches, have now been developed. This combination costs one-fifth of the price of ...
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... cost - effective and sustainable way of developing transport infrastructure where constraints of land availability and cost inhibit the expansion of rail and road infrastructure . The environmental benefits of water transport , when ...
... cost - effective and sustainable way of developing transport infrastructure where constraints of land availability and cost inhibit the expansion of rail and road infrastructure . The environmental benefits of water transport , when ...
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... cost subsidy is another Metering and charging for water consumption contribute to the sustainable utilization of water resources BOX 1.11: POLICY-MAKING AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY Responsible water resources management. 28 WATER : A SHARED ...
... cost subsidy is another Metering and charging for water consumption contribute to the sustainable utilization of water resources BOX 1.11: POLICY-MAKING AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY Responsible water resources management. 28 WATER : A SHARED ...
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