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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... wetlands and biodiversity in the Niger Delta. In order to promote efficient and sustainable waterway projects, it is essential that IWT be integrated into overall IWRM plans. Although inland transport may carry some environmental risks ...
... wetlands and biodiversity in the Niger Delta. In order to promote efficient and sustainable waterway projects, it is essential that IWT be integrated into overall IWRM plans. Although inland transport may carry some environmental risks ...
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... wetlands , which act as a buffer against tropical storms and hurricanes , protecting coastal settlements . The openness of the American media has allowed much information to be gleaned . The technological and scientific task of ...
... wetlands , which act as a buffer against tropical storms and hurricanes , protecting coastal settlements . The openness of the American media has allowed much information to be gleaned . The technological and scientific task of ...
Page 47
... wetlands, and other wildlife habitats. A worrisome sign is that water quality appears to have declined worldwide in most regions with intensive agriculture and large urban and industrial areas (see Chapters 7 and 8). With the reduction ...
... wetlands, and other wildlife habitats. A worrisome sign is that water quality appears to have declined worldwide in most regions with intensive agriculture and large urban and industrial areas (see Chapters 7 and 8). With the reduction ...
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... recharge Map 4.1: Distribution of GRDC water 2e. Wetlands ...........................................................127 (MAR) – An example from Viet Nam measurement stations, March 2005 Storing water in reservoirs.....................
... recharge Map 4.1: Distribution of GRDC water 2e. Wetlands ...........................................................127 (MAR) – An example from Viet Nam measurement stations, March 2005 Storing water in reservoirs.....................
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... wetlands and reservoirs is also an important component of the hydrological cycle and integral to basin development and regional water management . In the case of artificially- created reservoirs , it has been estimated by Rekacewicz ...
... wetlands and reservoirs is also an important component of the hydrological cycle and integral to basin development and regional water management . In the case of artificially- created reservoirs , it has been estimated by Rekacewicz ...
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