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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... estimated that by 2010 , more than 50 percent of the global population will be urban dwellers ( UN , 2003 ) . Persons per square km 1-4 1 Part 1. Changing Socio-economic Part 5. Management Responses and. In less developed regions of the ...
... estimated that by 2010 , more than 50 percent of the global population will be urban dwellers ( UN , 2003 ) . Persons per square km 1-4 1 Part 1. Changing Socio-economic Part 5. Management Responses and. In less developed regions of the ...
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... estimated to reach 500 million – up from 138 million in 1990. Malawi is the current fastest urbanizing nation due to population flight from severe flooding. Nigeria has also seen tremendous urban growth while huge slums are found in ...
... estimated to reach 500 million – up from 138 million in 1990. Malawi is the current fastest urbanizing nation due to population flight from severe flooding. Nigeria has also seen tremendous urban growth while huge slums are found in ...
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... estimated that 63 percent of all deaths of under - 5 children can be prevented using current knowledge and methods including oral rehydration for diarrhoea , antibiotics for pneumonia , mosquito nets and anti - malaria drugs for malaria ...
... estimated that 63 percent of all deaths of under - 5 children can be prevented using current knowledge and methods including oral rehydration for diarrhoea , antibiotics for pneumonia , mosquito nets and anti - malaria drugs for malaria ...
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... estimated to have over 3,000 km of potentially navigable inland waterways were they to be developed . Factors limiting the development of IWT systems include the poor recognition of IWT potential , lack of technology , limited financial ...
... estimated to have over 3,000 km of potentially navigable inland waterways were they to be developed . Factors limiting the development of IWT systems include the poor recognition of IWT potential , lack of technology , limited financial ...
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... estimated that daily water use per inhabitant totals 600 L in residential areas of North America and Japan and between 250 L and 350 L in Europe , while daily water use per inhabitant in sub - Saharan Africa averages just 10 L to 20 L ...
... estimated that daily water use per inhabitant totals 600 L in residential areas of North America and Japan and between 250 L and 350 L in Europe , while daily water use per inhabitant in sub - Saharan Africa averages just 10 L to 20 L ...
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