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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... role in the world today. Many of the world's socio-economic systems are becoming linked at an unprecedented rate. Fast developing communications and transportation systems – including television, Internet and mobile phones – enable many ...
... role in the world today. Many of the world's socio-economic systems are becoming linked at an unprecedented rate. Fast developing communications and transportation systems – including television, Internet and mobile phones – enable many ...
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... role of case studies.........................38 Box 1.7: The particular problems of tropical countries 6d. Looking ahead: WWAP in the medium term .....39 3c. Ecological water management ..........................18 References and ...
... role of case studies.........................38 Box 1.7: The particular problems of tropical countries 6d. Looking ahead: WWAP in the medium term .....39 3c. Ecological water management ..........................18 References and ...
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... role in addressing this challenge through the setting of the Millennium Development Goals and water has a crucial role to play in this . Forty percent of the world's population live in situations of extreme poverty and efforts are ...
... role in addressing this challenge through the setting of the Millennium Development Goals and water has a crucial role to play in this . Forty percent of the world's population live in situations of extreme poverty and efforts are ...
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... role in community water service provision . Since many of the farming activities in poor communities are carried out by women , their needs for crop water are essential for family nutrition . Women , children and the elderly are also ...
... role in community water service provision . Since many of the farming activities in poor communities are carried out by women , their needs for crop water are essential for family nutrition . Women , children and the elderly are also ...
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... role of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to humanity, must be understood by all parties – technical specialists and other stakeholders alike, including the water consumer base. The ways in which these skills can be better ...
... role of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to humanity, must be understood by all parties – technical specialists and other stakeholders alike, including the water consumer base. The ways in which these skills can be better ...
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