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 ix
... infrastructure necessary to deliver water supply and sanitation facilities to service the population, leading to poor health, low quality of life and, in many cases, to social unrest. To the urban demands for water must be added the ...
... infrastructure necessary to deliver water supply and sanitation facilities to service the population, leading to poor health, low quality of life and, in many cases, to social unrest. To the urban demands for water must be added the ...
Page 2
... infrastructure that transports water over long distances ( i.e. , pipelines and canals ) or on groundwater extraction - an unsustainable practice over the long - term . Both the map and the graph below understate the problem , as the ...
... infrastructure that transports water over long distances ( i.e. , pipelines and canals ) or on groundwater extraction - an unsustainable practice over the long - term . Both the map and the graph below understate the problem , as the ...
Page 7
... infrastructure (see Chapters 3 and 10). Many also farm on marginal lands owned by others with limited access to reliable water (see Chapter 7). Drainage systems for urban rain and storm water are frequently inadequate, no formal systems ...
... infrastructure (see Chapters 3 and 10). Many also farm on marginal lands owned by others with limited access to reliable water (see Chapter 7). Drainage systems for urban rain and storm water are frequently inadequate, no formal systems ...
Page 8
... infrastructure are poor and air travel is cumbersome between African countries . Source : Sachs , 2005 . Child carrying water across an open drain , Ghana beginning of movement out of abject poverty . Access to a reliable nearby source ...
... infrastructure are poor and air travel is cumbersome between African countries . Source : Sachs , 2005 . Child carrying water across an open drain , Ghana beginning of movement out of abject poverty . Access to a reliable nearby source ...
Page 10
... infrastructure and collapses of governance systems - local and national . Rebuilding economies , damaged lives , shattered infrastructure including water and power systems , rebuilding and restoring damaged irrigation systems , removing ...
... infrastructure and collapses of governance systems - local and national . Rebuilding economies , damaged lives , shattered infrastructure including water and power systems , rebuilding and restoring damaged irrigation systems , removing ...
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