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 resources of transboundary rivers and aquifers , become very defensive about their perceived sovereignty over such resources , especially as resources are pressured by increased demand and deteriorating water quality . Warfare and ...
... water resources of transboundary rivers and aquifers , become very defensive about their perceived sovereignty over such resources , especially as resources are pressured by increased demand and deteriorating water quality . Warfare and ...
Page 19
... water quality. Thereafter the process is carried on upstream, section by section, constantly seeking to identify resilience determinants to avoid ecosystem collapse. Agricultural water management and food production as major water users ...
... water quality. Thereafter the process is carried on upstream, section by section, constantly seeking to identify resilience determinants to avoid ecosystem collapse. Agricultural water management and food production as major water users ...
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... water. or. more. goes. unaccounted. for. due. to. water. leakages. in. pipes. and. canals. and. illegal. tapping. Part. 1. Water ... quality. Over the last two decades, the number and scale of water-related disasters – either too much water ( ...
... water. or. more. goes. unaccounted. for. due. to. water. leakages. in. pipes. and. canals. and. illegal. tapping. Part. 1. Water ... quality. Over the last two decades, the number and scale of water-related disasters – either too much water ( ...
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... water resources . Apart from being unevenly distributed in time and space , water is also unevenly distributed among various socio - economic strata of society in both rural and urban settlements . How water quality and quantity and ...
... water resources . Apart from being unevenly distributed in time and space , water is also unevenly distributed among various socio - economic strata of society in both rural and urban settlements . How water quality and quantity and ...
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... quality water is critical to maintaining ecosystem functions and services and sustaining groundwater aquifers, wetlands, and other wildlife habitats. A worrisome sign is that water quality appears to have declined worldwide in most ...
... quality water is critical to maintaining ecosystem functions and services and sustaining groundwater aquifers, wetlands, and other wildlife habitats. A worrisome sign is that water quality appears to have declined worldwide in most ...
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