9231038818 1571816275 alk. paper 9781571816276 alk. paper 1571816283 paperback 9781571816283 paperback 9789231038815 9231039296 9789231039294
Alternate Call Number
C 23 UNESCO.W
Summary
"This Report offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective input of twenty-three United Nations agencies and convention secretariats. The global picture is complemented by the presentation of seven pilot case studies of river basins representing different social, economic and environmental settings: Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru), Senegal River (Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal), Seine-Normandy (France); Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, (Estonia, Russian Federation); Ruhuna basins (Sri Lanka); Greater Tokyo (Japan); and Chao Phraya River (Thailand)." "With its numerous full-colour maps, country tables, references and coverage of a broad range of themes and real-world examples, the UN World Water Development Report - Water for People, Water for Life - should find its place as a valued, authoritative and well-worn reference book."--Jacket.
Note
A joint report by the twenty-three UN Agencies concerned with freshwater. Verso de la page de titre : "This report has been elaborated on behalf of the partners of the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)". The international community has pledged to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to water supply and sanitation by 2015. What regions are on track? How much will it cost to achieve these goals? What is the likelihood that countries will go to war over water in the near future? There questions and others are addressed in this report, which offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective inputs of 23 United Nations agencies and convention secretariats. At head of title: World Water Assessment Programme : a joint report by the twenty-three UN agencies concerned with freshwater. "A joint report by the twenty-three UN agencies concerned with freshwater" -t.p.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
PART I SETTING THE SCENE Ch. 1 The world's water crisis Ch. 2 Milestones Ch. 3 Signing progress: indicators mark the way PART II A LOOK AT THE WORLD'S FRESHWATER RESOURCES Ch. 4 The natural water cycle PART III CHALLENGES TO LIFE AND WELL-BEING Ch. 5 Basic needs and the right to health Ch. 6 Protecting ecosystems for people and planet Ch. 7 Cities: competing needs in an urban environment Ch. 8 Securing food for a growing world population Ch. 9 Promoting cleaner industry for everyone's benefit Ch. 10 Developing energy to meet development needs PART IV MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES: STEWARDSHIP AND GOVERNANCE Ch. 11 Mitigating risk and coping with uncertainty Ch. 12 Sharing water: defining a common interest Ch. 13 Recognizing and valuing the many faces of water Ch. 14 Ensuring the knowledge base: a collective responsibility Ch. 15 Governing water wisely for sustainable development PART V: PILOT CASE STUDIES: A FOCUS ON REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES Ch. 16 Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand Ch. 17 Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, Estonia and the Russian Federation Ch. 18 Ruhuna Basins, Sri Lanka Ch. 19 Seine-Normandy River Basin, France Ch. 20 Senegal River Basin, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal Ch. 21 Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia and Peru Ch. 22 Greater Tokyo, Japan PART VI: FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER Ch. 23 The world's water crisis: fitting the pieces together.
"This Report offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective input of twenty-three United Nations agencies and convention secretariats. The global picture is complemented by the presentation of seven pilot case studies of river basins representing different social, economic and environmental settings: Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru), Senegal River (Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal), Seine-Normandy (France); Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, (Estonia, Russian Federation); Ruhuna basins (Sri Lanka); Greater Tokyo (Japan); and Chao Phraya River (Thailand)." "With its numerous full-colour maps, country tables, references and coverage of a broad range of themes and real-world examples, the UN World Water Development Report - Water for People, Water for Life - should find its place as a valued, authoritative and well-worn reference book."--Jacket.