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Water for a sustainable world: the UN world water development report 2015
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UN Water - United Nations, 2015The report elaborates upon the future of water towards 2050 by describing how water supports healthy and prosperous human communities, including through measures that reduce vulnerability and improve resilience to water-related disasters such as flood and drought management approaches, maintains well-functioning ecosystems and ecological services, and provides a cornerstone for short and long-term economic development.
It provides an overview of the challenges, issues and trends in terms of water resources, their use and water-related services like water supply and sanitation, a ...
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/43492_waterfor.pdf
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; UN Water
Published by: United Nations ; 2015The report elaborates upon the future of water towards 2050 by describing how water supports healthy and prosperous human communities, including through measures that reduce vulnerability and improve resilience to water-related disasters such as flood and drought management approaches, maintains well-functioning ecosystems and ecological services, and provides a cornerstone for short and long-term economic development.
It provides an overview of the challenges, issues and trends in terms of water resources, their use and water-related services like water supply and sanitation, and it explains how some governments have been working towards better integrating disaster risk reduction into development strategies through their development plans.
The report also offers, in a rigorous yet accessible manner, guidance about how to address these challenges and to seize the opportunities that sound water management provides in order to achieve and maintain economic, social and environmental sustainability.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-3-100071-3
Tags: Water ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Human health ; Drought ; Flood
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Status Report on The Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resources Management
UNEP, 2012Over 80 per cent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past twenty years as a response to growing pressures on water resources from expanding populations, urbanization and climate change.
In many cases, such water reforms have had positive impacts on development, including improvements to drinking water access, human health and water efficiency in agriculture.
But global progress has been slower where irrigation, rainwater harvesting and investment in freshwater ecosystem services are concerned.
These are among the findings of a United ...
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Available online: http://www.unwater.org/downloads/UNW_status_report_Rio2012.pdf
United Nations Environment Programme ; UN Water ; United Nations Development Programme ; Global Water Partnership
Published by: UNEP ; 2012Over 80 per cent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past twenty years as a response to growing pressures on water resources from expanding populations, urbanization and climate change.
In many cases, such water reforms have had positive impacts on development, including improvements to drinking water access, human health and water efficiency in agriculture.
But global progress has been slower where irrigation, rainwater harvesting and investment in freshwater ecosystem services are concerned.
These are among the findings of a United Nations survey of over 130 national governments on efforts to improve the sustainable management of water resources. The survey was specifically produced to inform decision-making at Rio+20.
The survey focuses on progress towards the implementation of internationally-agreed approaches to the management and use of water, known as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free) (ill.)Tags: Water ; Sustainable development ; Climate change ; Water management
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Managing water under uncertainty and risk: from the United Nations World Water Development Report 4 (WWDR4) - facts and figures
UNESCO, 2012This document gathers the main statistics and analysis from the UN world water development report 4 (WWDR4) related to water demand and its link to energy crisis, industry and human activities. It also provides facts and figures on water quality and related hazard risks, water management and capacity development, social and environmental benefits, and regional challenges and global governance and impacts.
Managing water under uncertainty and risk: from the United Nations World Water Development Report 4 (WWDR4) - facts and figures
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Available online: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002154/215492e.pdf
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; UN Water
Published by: UNESCO ; 2012This document gathers the main statistics and analysis from the UN world water development report 4 (WWDR4) related to water demand and its link to energy crisis, industry and human activities. It also provides facts and figures on water quality and related hazard risks, water management and capacity development, social and environmental benefits, and regional challenges and global governance and impacts.
Language(s): English; Other Languages: French
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Water ; Water management ; Natural hazards ; Water quality ; Statistics
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Water in a Changing World (WWDR-3) : the 3rd United Nations World Water Development Report
UNESCO, 2009
World Water Development Report (WWDR)
The triennial World Water Development Report (WWDR) is the United Nations System flagship report on water, a comprehensive review of the state of the world’s freshwater resources. The Reports provide a mechanism for monitoring changes in freshwater resources and their management and tracking progress towards achieving targets, particularly those of the Millennium Development Goals and the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The Reports also offer best practices and in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actio ...
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Available online: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3- [...]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; World Water Assesment Programme ; UN Water
Published by: UNESCO ; 2009
World Water Development Report (WWDR)
The triennial World Water Development Report (WWDR) is the United Nations System flagship report on water, a comprehensive review of the state of the world’s freshwater resources. The Reports provide a mechanism for monitoring changes in freshwater resources and their management and tracking progress towards achieving targets, particularly those of the Millennium Development Goals and the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The Reports also offer best practices and in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector. Co-ordinated by the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), the development of the WWDR is a joint effort of the 26 UN agencies and entities that make up UN-Water and is carried out in partnership with UN-Water Partners, governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Water ; Water management ; Sustainable development ; Climate change
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