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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... reduce disease and death . Adequate water supplies improve the prospects of new livelihood activities , which are otherwise denied , and are often a key step out of poverty . In many lower - income countries , large parts of the ...
... reduce disease and death . Adequate water supplies improve the prospects of new livelihood activities , which are otherwise denied , and are often a key step out of poverty . In many lower - income countries , large parts of the ...
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... reduce. 10 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BOX 1.3 : TOURISM AND GLOBALIZATION An increasing number of low - income ... reduced and greater investment encouraged . The increased competition encouraged by regional integration fosters ...
... reduce. 10 WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BOX 1.3 : TOURISM AND GLOBALIZATION An increasing number of low - income ... reduced and greater investment encouraged . The increased competition encouraged by regional integration fosters ...
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... reduce transaction costs, widen trade networks and do away with the need for intensive travelling. In terms of the ... reduced substantially and the technology is now increasingly available worldwide. The use of ultra- violet irradiation ...
... reduce transaction costs, widen trade networks and do away with the need for intensive travelling. In terms of the ... reduced substantially and the technology is now increasingly available worldwide. The use of ultra- violet irradiation ...
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... reduction activities and included in national development plans and national water resources policies , using the ... reduced as glaciers shrink . This will likely alter seasonal runoff patterns , increasing flood extremes and affecting ...
... reduction activities and included in national development plans and national water resources policies , using the ... reduced as glaciers shrink . This will likely alter seasonal runoff patterns , increasing flood extremes and affecting ...
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... reducing both traffic accidents and noise levels . The financial and environmental advantages of water transport make ... reduce the cost of transport within the region , improve links between commercial centres and provide an outlet to ...
... reducing both traffic accidents and noise levels . The financial and environmental advantages of water transport make ... reduce the cost of transport within the region , improve links between commercial centres and provide an outlet to ...
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