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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... Disaster Reduction (ISDR) © UNESCO-WWAP 2006 All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or ...
... Disaster Reduction (ISDR) © UNESCO-WWAP 2006 All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or ...
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... disasters: the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes in the Caribbean, the west Pacific and the United States; the 2005 floods in central and eastern Europe as well as in many other regions; and the extensive droughts ...
... disasters: the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes in the Caribbean, the west Pacific and the United States; the 2005 floods in central and eastern Europe as well as in many other regions; and the extensive droughts ...
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... disaster risk reduction , particularly in Africa . The Decade aims to support countries in addressing the challenges and achieving the water - related goals of Agenda 21 , the UN Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of ...
... disaster risk reduction , particularly in Africa . The Decade aims to support countries in addressing the challenges and achieving the water - related goals of Agenda 21 , the UN Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of ...
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... disaster and future 1c. Political and economic changes ........................10 preparedness Warfare and conflicts...........................................10 5b. Sharing water: Facing increased Box 1.2: Environmental refugees ...
... disaster and future 1c. Political and economic changes ........................10 preparedness Warfare and conflicts...........................................10 5b. Sharing water: Facing increased Box 1.2: Environmental refugees ...
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... by 2050 as one of the results of climate change. Source: Worldwatch Institute, 2005. 10 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BOX 1.3 : TOURISM . 9 LIVING IN A CHANGING WORLD Population growth and urbanization 10: The tsunami disaster and future.
... by 2050 as one of the results of climate change. Source: Worldwatch Institute, 2005. 10 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BOX 1.3 : TOURISM . 9 LIVING IN A CHANGING WORLD Population growth and urbanization 10: The tsunami disaster and future.
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