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 14
... efficiency plans by 2005. Chapter 2 reports that some progress on this is being made , but that many countries still have much to do . As the organizing principle of water management , IWRM is covered in most of the chapters of the ...
... efficiency plans by 2005. Chapter 2 reports that some progress on this is being made , but that many countries still have much to do . As the organizing principle of water management , IWRM is covered in most of the chapters of the ...
Page 15
... efficient crops , precision application of irrigation water ( see Chapter 7 ) , and improving the performance of water ... efficiency – seeking to ensure that water is allocated to the highest value uses , while ensuring the interests of ...
... efficient crops , precision application of irrigation water ( see Chapter 7 ) , and improving the performance of water ... efficiency – seeking to ensure that water is allocated to the highest value uses , while ensuring the interests of ...
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... efficiency . Determining the tariff structure - form and level is essentially a political decision , which may also draw on the techniques of economic valuation and BCA to elucidate the net result of various options . Benefit capture ...
... efficiency . Determining the tariff structure - form and level is essentially a political decision , which may also draw on the techniques of economic valuation and BCA to elucidate the net result of various options . Benefit capture ...
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... Efficiency Index P K Climate Moisture Index ( CMI ) D K indicator Governance Access to information , participation and justice selection ... Settlements Index of Performance of Water Utilities Resources Water Reuse Index ( WRI ) ...
... Efficiency Index P K Climate Moisture Index ( CMI ) D K indicator Governance Access to information , participation and justice selection ... Settlements Index of Performance of Water Utilities Resources Water Reuse Index ( WRI ) ...
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... efficient use of water resources and the role of water in overall economic growth ( see Chapter 12 ) . Prospects for ... efficiency in developing countries is very low in both . urban and rural areas , and there is great room for ...
... efficient use of water resources and the role of water in overall economic growth ( see Chapter 12 ) . Prospects for ... efficiency in developing countries is very low in both . urban and rural areas , and there is great room for ...
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