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 iii
... Freshwater Ecosystems ( UNEP ) Section 3 : Challenges for Well - being and Development 199 Global Map 5 : Domestic and Industrial Water Use Global Map 6 : Sediment Trapping by Large Dams and Reservoirs 200 201 Chapter 6 : Protecting and ...
... Freshwater Ecosystems ( UNEP ) Section 3 : Challenges for Well - being and Development 199 Global Map 5 : Domestic and Industrial Water Use Global Map 6 : Sediment Trapping by Large Dams and Reservoirs 200 201 Chapter 6 : Protecting and ...
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... freshwater resources . First published in 2003 as a contribution to the International Year of Freshwater , the Report is produced by UN - Water's World Water Assessment Programme ( WWAP ) . Working closely with governments , non ...
... freshwater resources . First published in 2003 as a contribution to the International Year of Freshwater , the Report is produced by UN - Water's World Water Assessment Programme ( WWAP ) . Working closely with governments , non ...
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... freshwater between agriculture and urban and industrial uses , causing tension between rural and urban areas and possibly threatening regional or national food security . In fact nearly all malnutrition and low food yield problems are ...
... freshwater between agriculture and urban and industrial uses , causing tension between rural and urban areas and possibly threatening regional or national food security . In fact nearly all malnutrition and low food yield problems are ...
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... freshwater circulation and ecosystems. The process of photosynthesis (which consumes vast quantities of water resources) and the very significant changes in runoff from major land use changes, need to be better appreciated, as indicated ...
... freshwater circulation and ecosystems. The process of photosynthesis (which consumes vast quantities of water resources) and the very significant changes in runoff from major land use changes, need to be better appreciated, as indicated ...
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... freshwater resources. UNESCO is actively participating in the international effort to assess the tsunami impact and identify priority needs in the recovery and reconstruction process. Particular focus is being made on environmental ...
... freshwater resources. UNESCO is actively participating in the international effort to assess the tsunami impact and identify priority needs in the recovery and reconstruction process. Particular focus is being made on environmental ...
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