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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... households. 6 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY Key messages : Water is the primary life - giving resource . Its availability is an essential component in socio- economic development and poverty reduction . Today , a number of significant ...
... households. 6 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY Key messages : Water is the primary life - giving resource . Its availability is an essential component in socio- economic development and poverty reduction . Today , a number of significant ...
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... households and families. In aggregate it affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide. This represents one-sixth of the total world population who, through sickness, hunger, thirst, destitution and marginalization, find it nearly ...
... households and families. In aggregate it affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide. This represents one-sixth of the total world population who, through sickness, hunger, thirst, destitution and marginalization, find it nearly ...
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... household hygiene , food and water . Often , this involves women and girls walking long distances to obtain water . Not only is the heavy burden of the water physically harmful , but the time lost means Environmental concerns ...
... household hygiene , food and water . Often , this involves women and girls walking long distances to obtain water . Not only is the heavy burden of the water physically harmful , but the time lost means Environmental concerns ...
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... household income See Chapter 12 : Valuing and Charging for Water Water interdependency indicator Cooperation indicator Vulnerability indicator Fragility indicator Development indicator See Chapter 11 : Sharing Water Disaster Risk Index ...
... household income See Chapter 12 : Valuing and Charging for Water Water interdependency indicator Cooperation indicator Vulnerability indicator Fragility indicator Development indicator See Chapter 11 : Sharing Water Disaster Risk Index ...
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... household level to prevent water - related disease through sound domestic hygiene practices is a challenge to the individual family 6. hdr.undp.org/ Extending the provision of water supply and sanitation facilities is a challenge to ...
... household level to prevent water - related disease through sound domestic hygiene practices is a challenge to the individual family 6. hdr.undp.org/ Extending the provision of water supply and sanitation facilities is a challenge to ...
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