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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... social , environmental and economic development as well as transparency and accountability in governance . Development agendas and partnerships should recognize the fundamental role that safe drinking water and basic sanitation play in ...
... social , environmental and economic development as well as transparency and accountability in governance . Development agendas and partnerships should recognize the fundamental role that safe drinking water and basic sanitation play in ...
Page 41
... Social And Development Transition ( ISET ) , Madras Institute of Development Studies ( MIDS ) , Nepal Water Conservation Foundation ( NWCF ) , Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction ( VIKSAT ) ; NWCF , Kathmandu , Nepal and ...
... Social And Development Transition ( ISET ) , Madras Institute of Development Studies ( MIDS ) , Nepal Water Conservation Foundation ( NWCF ) , Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction ( VIKSAT ) ; NWCF , Kathmandu , Nepal and ...
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... social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems ' ( GWP , 2000 ) . IWRM should be seen as a comprehensive approach to the development and management of water , addressing its management ...
... social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems ' ( GWP , 2000 ) . IWRM should be seen as a comprehensive approach to the development and management of water , addressing its management ...
Page 48
... social groups involved in water decision - making , both horizontally , across sectors and between urban and rural areas , and vertically , from local to international levels . Operating principles include downward and upward ...
... social groups involved in water decision - making , both horizontally , across sectors and between urban and rural areas , and vertically , from local to international levels . Operating principles include downward and upward ...
Page 49
... social and political instability often have much greater impacts on water use and demands than any water policy itself. Global market conditions and trade regimes are factors that affect crop choices and thus also have serious ...
... social and political instability often have much greater impacts on water use and demands than any water policy itself. Global market conditions and trade regimes are factors that affect crop choices and thus also have serious ...
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