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). SECTION 1 Changing Contexts The key challenges of water management can only be understood within the context of water's role in the world today. Many of ...
A Shared Responsibility Unesco, World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations). SECTION 1 Changing Contexts The key challenges of water management can only be understood within the context of water's role in the world today. Many of ...
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... WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY ... water managers around the world agree that the only way forward is through an inclusive and integrated approach to water resources management ... Part 2. Governing Water : A Shared Responsibility In ...
... WATER : A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY ... water managers around the world agree that the only way forward is through an inclusive and integrated approach to water resources management ... Part 2. Governing Water : A Shared Responsibility In ...
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... WATER MANAGEMENT At the other end of the world, driven by South Africa's reforming government, significant changes are occurring in the southern African region in both attitudes and techniques of water management. The biggest changes ...
... WATER MANAGEMENT At the other end of the world, driven by South Africa's reforming government, significant changes are occurring in the southern African region in both attitudes and techniques of water management. The biggest changes ...
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... water systems Institutional structure 4. Creating an organizational framework - understanding resources and needs 5. Institutional capacity - building- developing human resources . Management instruments 6. Water resources assessment ...
... water systems Institutional structure 4. Creating an organizational framework - understanding resources and needs 5. Institutional capacity - building- developing human resources . Management instruments 6. Water resources assessment ...
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... water harvesting , at domestic and community levels , is ongoing , particularly in Asia . Water recycling and reuse , already ... management responsibility to local authorities and water user groups , thereby promoting the principle of ...
... water harvesting , at domestic and community levels , is ongoing , particularly in Asia . Water recycling and reuse , already ... management responsibility to local authorities and water user groups , thereby promoting the principle of ...
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