Water : a shared responsibility /

Water : a shared responsibility / [World Water Assessment Programme]. - Paris, France : New York : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ; Berghahn Books, 2006. - xv, 584 p. : col. ill., col. maps, col. photos. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) - United Nations world water development report ; 2 . - United Nations world water development report. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Changing Contexts -- 1. Living in a changing world -- 2. The challenges of water governance -- 3. Water and human settlements in an urbanizing world -- Section 2: Changing Natural Systems -- 4. The state of the resource -- 5. Coastal and freshwater ecosystems -- Section 3: Challenges for Well-being and Development -- 6. Protecting and promoting human health -- 7. Water for food, agriculture and rural livelihoods -- 8. Water and industry -- 9. Water and energy -- Section 4: Management Responses and Stewardship -- 10. Managing risks: securing the gains for development -- 11. Sharing water -- 12. Valuing and charging for water -- 13. Enhancing knowledge and capacity -- Section 5: Sharing Responsibility -- 14. Case studies: moving towards an integrated approach -- 15. Conclusions and recommendations for action.




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9231040065 (UNESCO) 1845451775 (Berghahn)

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Water resources development.
Water-supply--Management.
Water quality management.

TC409 / .W366 2006

333.91WAT2006