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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... Environment Programme ( UNEP ) has shown that conflicts are almost always followed by environmental crises : chemicals leaching into waterways , damage to irrigation systems , deforestation , the destruction of infrastructure and ...
... Environment Programme ( UNEP ) has shown that conflicts are almost always followed by environmental crises : chemicals leaching into waterways , damage to irrigation systems , deforestation , the destruction of infrastructure and ...
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... Environment and Development (1992), states that in order to protect the environment, a precautionary approach should be widely applied, meaning that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment, lack of ...
... Environment and Development (1992), states that in order to protect the environment, a precautionary approach should be widely applied, meaning that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment, lack of ...
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... environmental security ; has excluded the interests of the natural environment ; and has excluded adequate consideration of the interests of future generations . We have come to realize that adopting an inclusive approach is essential ...
... environmental security ; has excluded the interests of the natural environment ; and has excluded adequate consideration of the interests of future generations . We have come to realize that adopting an inclusive approach is essential ...
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... environmental protection regimes in the world is being put in place in the EU, which will greatly enhance environmental protection and improved water management. population and the needs of the natural environment. The water laws and ...
... environmental protection regimes in the world is being put in place in the EU, which will greatly enhance environmental protection and improved water management. population and the needs of the natural environment. The water laws and ...
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... environmental , economic and other practical benefits that make it one of the most advantageous modes of transport ... environment - friendly . Energy consumption for water transport per ton - kilometre is half of that of rail and one ...
... environmental , economic and other practical benefits that make it one of the most advantageous modes of transport ... environment - friendly . Energy consumption for water transport per ton - kilometre is half of that of rail and one ...
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