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.
Minimum system requirements: Windows-- Windows NT, 2000 professional or XP operating system; Macintosh-- MAC OS 9.2.1 or OS X 10.4 operating system; 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended); Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.0; Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above (7.0 recommended and included on disk).
9231040065 (UNESCO) 1845451775 (Berghahn)
2006299804
Water resources development.
Water-supply--Management.
Water quality management.
TC409 / .W366 2006
333.91WAT2006
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.
Minimum system requirements: Windows-- Windows NT, 2000 professional or XP operating system; Macintosh-- MAC OS 9.2.1 or OS X 10.4 operating system; 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended); Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.0; Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above (7.0 recommended and included on disk).
9231040065 (UNESCO) 1845451775 (Berghahn)
2006299804
Water resources development.
Water-supply--Management.
Water quality management.
TC409 / .W366 2006
333.91WAT2006