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
... monitoring progress towards achieving the targets set at the Millennium Summit and the World Summit for Sustainable Development , many of which have timelines culminating in 2015 . Water , of course , is everyone's business . Hardly a ...
... monitoring progress towards achieving the targets set at the Millennium Summit and the World Summit for Sustainable Development , many of which have timelines culminating in 2015 . Water , of course , is everyone's business . Hardly a ...
Page xi
... monitoring system , pooling the unique perspectives and expertise of the 24 UN agencies that comprise UN - Water , in partnership with governments and other entities concerned with freshwater issues . We trust that you will find this ...
... monitoring system , pooling the unique perspectives and expertise of the 24 UN agencies that comprise UN - Water , in partnership with governments and other entities concerned with freshwater issues . We trust that you will find this ...
Page 11
... monitoring in lower-income countries, as described in Chapters 4 and 13. At the same time, focus needs to placed on basic knowledge and capacity-building, which can be more easily shared in this world of increased communications. In the ...
... monitoring in lower-income countries, as described in Chapters 4 and 13. At the same time, focus needs to placed on basic knowledge and capacity-building, which can be more easily shared in this world of increased communications. In the ...
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... monitoring and policy - making . 5d . Valuing and charging for water : Market vs. non - market values The water sector requires reform if the MDGs are to be met . Policy - makers must reform institutions , reformulate water policies ...
... monitoring and policy - making . 5d . Valuing and charging for water : Market vs. non - market values The water sector requires reform if the MDGs are to be met . Policy - makers must reform institutions , reformulate water policies ...
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... monitoring tools and indicator rationale for the water sector. 6a. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Long experience has shown that setting targets is vitally important for focusing attention and providing incentives to mobilize ...
... monitoring tools and indicator rationale for the water sector. 6a. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Long experience has shown that setting targets is vitally important for focusing attention and providing incentives to mobilize ...
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