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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... reclaimed Map 4.2: Global groundwater regions: water By predominant mode of groundwater occurrence 4d. Demand management ........................................149. UNESCO. and mean rate of renewal 4e. Desalination ...
... reclaimed Map 4.2: Global groundwater regions: water By predominant mode of groundwater occurrence 4d. Demand management ........................................149. UNESCO. and mean rate of renewal 4e. Desalination ...
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... water desalination plant in the sea of Al - Doha , Kuwait . Several seawater desalination plants produce 75 % of the country's water supply Table 4.7: Potential applications for reclaimed water At inland locations. Storing water in ...
... water desalination plant in the sea of Al - Doha , Kuwait . Several seawater desalination plants produce 75 % of the country's water supply Table 4.7: Potential applications for reclaimed water At inland locations. Storing water in ...
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... reclaimed water At inland locations or where desalination is too costly, reclaimed water can now significantly contribute to the overall water supply used for irrigation or industry... Landscape irrigation (parks, playgrounds, school ...
... reclaimed water At inland locations or where desalination is too costly, reclaimed water can now significantly contribute to the overall water supply used for irrigation or industry... Landscape irrigation (parks, playgrounds, school ...
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... Reclamation and Reuse , Water Quality Management Library Volume 10. Boca Raton , Florida , CRC Press . Asano , T. and Cotruvo , J. A. 2004. A Review : Groundwater Recharge with Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater : Health and Regulatory ...
... Reclamation and Reuse , Water Quality Management Library Volume 10. Boca Raton , Florida , CRC Press . Asano , T. and Cotruvo , J. A. 2004. A Review : Groundwater Recharge with Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater : Health and Regulatory ...
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... Reuse : The Viability of Augmenting Drinking Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water . Washington DC , National Academy Press . Vrba , J. , 1985. Impact of domestic and industrial wastes and agricultural activities on groundwater quality ...
... Reuse : The Viability of Augmenting Drinking Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water . Washington DC , National Academy Press . Vrba , J. , 1985. Impact of domestic and industrial wastes and agricultural activities on groundwater quality ...
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