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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... target in its own right and integrally linked to achieving all the Millennium Development Goals . The United Nations ... targets and goals . As we move further into the International Decade for Action , ' Water for Life ' ( 2005-2015 ) ...
... target in its own right and integrally linked to achieving all the Millennium Development Goals . The United Nations ... targets and goals . As we move further into the International Decade for Action , ' Water for Life ' ( 2005-2015 ) ...
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... targets set at the Millennium Summit and the World Summit for Sustainable Development , many of which have timelines culminating in 2015 . Water , of course , is everyone's business . Hardly a day goes by when we do not hear of another ...
... targets set at the Millennium Summit and the World Summit for Sustainable Development , many of which have timelines culminating in 2015 . Water , of course , is everyone's business . Hardly a day goes by when we do not hear of another ...
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... ...12 Part 6. Water and Global Targets: World Lead Agency: UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Fig. 1.1: The reiterative policy-making process Box 1.5: The EU and South Africa: Inclusive water management Where Do We Stand ...
... ...12 Part 6. Water and Global Targets: World Lead Agency: UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Fig. 1.1: The reiterative policy-making process Box 1.5: The EU and South Africa: Inclusive water management Where Do We Stand ...
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... target of access by 50 percent of the world population, although some three-quarters of that population already live within range of a mobile telephone network. Source: Economist, March 2005. transfer. Disadvantages, however, may ...
... target of access by 50 percent of the world population, although some three-quarters of that population already live within range of a mobile telephone network. Source: Economist, March 2005. transfer. Disadvantages, however, may ...
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... targets 4. criteria 5. indicators Scientific Community NGOs Step 8 : Review results Other Source : Derived from Gutrich et . al . , 2005 . Step 10 : Review Step 4 : Assess and modify legal , institutional and policy environment Step 5 ...
... targets 4. criteria 5. indicators Scientific Community NGOs Step 8 : Review results Other Source : Derived from Gutrich et . al . , 2005 . Step 10 : Review Step 4 : Assess and modify legal , institutional and policy environment Step 5 ...
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