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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... potential societal conflict . Little or no use Adequate supply The graph ( left ) shows that in 2000 , of the world's total population 20 % had no appreciable natural water supply , 65 % ( 85 % minus the 20 % with no appreciable water ...
... potential societal conflict . Little or no use Adequate supply The graph ( left ) shows that in 2000 , of the world's total population 20 % had no appreciable natural water supply , 65 % ( 85 % minus the 20 % with no appreciable water ...
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... potential as Asia . Malaria and the growing AIDs displacement by development projects, etc. Large displacements of population can. 8 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BOX 1.1 : THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS OF AFRICA Africa is subject to famine ...
... potential as Asia . Malaria and the growing AIDs displacement by development projects, etc. Large displacements of population can. 8 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BOX 1.1 : THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS OF AFRICA Africa is subject to famine ...
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... potential consequences of this situation are significant social and political unrest. The problem is often worst in rural areas where young men cannot inherit land because plot sizes, subdivided through successive generations of ...
... potential consequences of this situation are significant social and political unrest. The problem is often worst in rural areas where young men cannot inherit land because plot sizes, subdivided through successive generations of ...
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... potential for using these technological applications and others in extending the provision of water supply and sanitation services to communities, as is covered in most chapters of the Report. Much has been made of the digital divide ...
... potential for using these technological applications and others in extending the provision of water supply and sanitation services to communities, as is covered in most chapters of the Report. Much has been made of the digital divide ...
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... potential of their citizens. They have put in place extensive environmental protection/rehabilitation measures. They have entrenched human and property rights and established the clear rule of law. Multinational companies based in these ...
... potential of their citizens. They have put in place extensive environmental protection/rehabilitation measures. They have entrenched human and property rights and established the clear rule of law. Multinational companies based in these ...
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