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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A Shared Responsibility Unesco, World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations). A number of issues identified by UN - Water as priorities for the Decade include coping with water scarcity , access to drinking water , sanitation and ...
A Shared Responsibility Unesco, World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations). A number of issues identified by UN - Water as priorities for the Decade include coping with water scarcity , access to drinking water , sanitation and ...
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... WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY There are more than 1 million deaths each ... water - using sectors - irrigation , municipalities , industry , environmental ... sanitation and habitat challenges , which as noted earlier , the Commission ...
... WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY There are more than 1 million deaths each ... water - using sectors - irrigation , municipalities , industry , environmental ... sanitation and habitat challenges , which as noted earlier , the Commission ...
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... water , sanitation and police protection for several days . A more integrated approach to disaster prevention and management , in which federal , state and local levels of government are better coordinated , is needed . According to Dr ...
... water , sanitation and police protection for several days . A more integrated approach to disaster prevention and management , in which federal , state and local levels of government are better coordinated , is needed . According to Dr ...
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... water produced See Chapter 8 : Water and Industry and Chapter 9 : Water and Energy GOAL 4. REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY Improvements in access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation will help prevent diarrhoea , and lay a foundation ...
... water produced See Chapter 8 : Water and Industry and Chapter 9 : Water and Energy GOAL 4. REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY Improvements in access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation will help prevent diarrhoea , and lay a foundation ...
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... water and basic sanitation By 2020 , to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers WWDR2 Water - related Indicators : Urban Water and Sanitation Governance Index Index of Performance of Water ...
... water and basic sanitation By 2020 , to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers WWDR2 Water - related Indicators : Urban Water and Sanitation Governance Index Index of Performance of Water ...
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