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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... Rural Urban Mapping Project. WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY Cumulative population ( millions ) served by runoff 6000 5111 3000 1150 Index of Non - sustainable Water Use In general , human society has positioned itself in areas with ...
... Rural Urban Mapping Project. WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY Cumulative population ( millions ) served by runoff 6000 5111 3000 1150 Index of Non - sustainable Water Use In general , human society has positioned itself in areas with ...
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... Rural Urban Mapping Project ( GRUMP ) alpha Centre for International Earth Science Information Network ( CIESIN ) Columbia University in the City of New York Water is the earth's eye , looking into which the. Urban Population Growth In ...
... Rural Urban Mapping Project ( GRUMP ) alpha Centre for International Earth Science Information Network ( CIESIN ) Columbia University in the City of New York Water is the earth's eye , looking into which the. Urban Population Growth In ...
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... rural areas, the food and water needed by families will be taken largely from the natural environment. Water is carried from a distant spring or pool, some not very nutritious food may be grown on marginally productive land, or ...
... rural areas, the food and water needed by families will be taken largely from the natural environment. Water is carried from a distant spring or pool, some not very nutritious food may be grown on marginally productive land, or ...
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... rural areas where young men cannot inherit land because plot sizes, subdivided through successive generations of inheritance to large families, have become so small that they are no longer viable. Thus, the men lack a secure livelihood ...
... rural areas where young men cannot inherit land because plot sizes, subdivided through successive generations of inheritance to large families, have become so small that they are no longer viable. Thus, the men lack a secure livelihood ...
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... rural areas of developing countries – the countries most likely to support the biggest share of demographic growth in the years to come . Increased competition for water and the need to integrate environmental issues threatens water for ...
... rural areas of developing countries – the countries most likely to support the biggest share of demographic growth in the years to come . Increased competition for water and the need to integrate environmental issues threatens water for ...
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