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 vii
... livelihoods and development . The issues involved range from those of basic human well - being ( food security and health ) , to those of economic development ( industry and energy ) , to essential questions about the preservation of ...
... livelihoods and development . The issues involved range from those of basic human well - being ( food security and health ) , to those of economic development ( industry and energy ) , to essential questions about the preservation of ...
Page ix
... livelihoods of those without access to adequate, safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Major demographic changes are also seriously affecting the quality and quantity of available freshwater on the planet. While the more developed ...
... livelihoods of those without access to adequate, safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Major demographic changes are also seriously affecting the quality and quantity of available freshwater on the planet. While the more developed ...
Page xiii
... Livelihoods This chapter was coordinated and drafted by Wulf Klohn and Jean-Marc Faurès (FAO). The following individuals contributed as authors, reviewers, editors, working group members and/or workshop and meeting participants: Melvyn ...
... Livelihoods This chapter was coordinated and drafted by Wulf Klohn and Jean-Marc Faurès (FAO). The following individuals contributed as authors, reviewers, editors, working group members and/or workshop and meeting participants: Melvyn ...
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... livelihood opportunities, either because of inadequate provision of basic community services by local authorities – health care, transport, education and training, emergency services (e.g. fire-fighting) and law enforcement – or their ...
... livelihood opportunities, either because of inadequate provision of basic community services by local authorities – health care, transport, education and training, emergency services (e.g. fire-fighting) and law enforcement – or their ...
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... livelihood activities , which are otherwise denied , and are often a key step out of poverty . In many lower - income countries , large parts of the population depend on agriculture for their basic livelihood . Others , living in great ...
... livelihood activities , which are otherwise denied , and are often a key step out of poverty . In many lower - income countries , large parts of the population depend on agriculture for their basic livelihood . Others , living in great ...
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