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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... Water Conflicts................................385 1a. Setting the context ... water CHAPTER 11 1b. The emerging water use paradigm...............376 1c. The ... footprint Map 11.4: Net virtual water imports around the world (United ...
... Water Conflicts................................385 1a. Setting the context ... water CHAPTER 11 1b. The emerging water use paradigm...............376 1c. The ... footprint Map 11.4: Net virtual water imports around the world (United ...
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... water or over efforts to adapt to scarcity beyond the modern utilitarian perception . It is this broader. existence of laws and regulations for fair water ... footprint per capita (m3/capita/yr). Green means SHARING WATER 387.
... water or over efforts to adapt to scarcity beyond the modern utilitarian perception . It is this broader. existence of laws and regulations for fair water ... footprint per capita (m3/capita/yr). Green means SHARING WATER 387.
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... Water, a series of short volumes compiled by UNESCO, raises fundamental ... water footprints around the world, 2004 Section 4 : MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ... footprint – links virtual water and world trade: via the sum of domestic ...
... Water, a series of short volumes compiled by UNESCO, raises fundamental ... water footprints around the world, 2004 Section 4 : MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ... footprint – links virtual water and world trade: via the sum of domestic ...
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... water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country . The internal water footprint is the volume Map 11.3: Water savings around ...
... water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country . The internal water footprint is the volume Map 11.3: Water savings around ...
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... water policy : europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water/index.html IUCN's Water and Nature Initiative on valuing water : www.iucn.org/themes/wani/value/index.html OECD website on water financing : www.oecd.org/document/7/0,2340 ...
... water policy : europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water/index.html IUCN's Water and Nature Initiative on valuing water : www.iucn.org/themes/wani/value/index.html OECD website on water financing : www.oecd.org/document/7/0,2340 ...
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