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Water : a shared responsibility / [World Water Assessment Programme].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: United Nations world water development reportPublication details: Paris, France : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ; New York : Berghahn Books, 2006.Description: xv, 584 p. : col. ill., col. maps, col. photos. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9231040065 (UNESCO)
  • 1845451775 (Berghahn)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.91WAT2006 22
LOC classification:
  • TC409 .W366 2006
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available online via the Internet from the UNESCO web site.
Contents:
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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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.

Also available online via the Internet from the UNESCO web site.

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