The United Nations World Water Development Report 3 : Water in a Changing World (Two Vols.)
. World Water Assessment Programme
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (345 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Water in A changing world; Copyright; Table of contents; Foreword by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations; Foreword by Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; Preface; Acknowledgements; Overview of key messages; Chapter 1. Getting out of the box - linking water to decisions for sustainable development; Opening the water box; Sustainable development as the framework for water management; Investing in water; Global crises and water; The need for action - now; Structure of the Report. - Challenges for summarizing the pressures of external drivers on water resources Part 2. Using water; Chapter 6. Water's many benefits; Water for economic development; Water and poverty reduction; Water and health; Maintaining ecosystem services; Chapter 7. Evolution of water use; Water use in the world; Domestic water supply and sanitation; Water use in agriculture; Water for industry and energy; In-stream water uses; Chapter 8. Impacts of water use on water systems and the environment How water use affects water resources; Seeking sustainable management of groundwater. - Changing status of operational data over the recent past. - Growing risks: pollution and degradation of water quality Progress in mitigating pollution; Progress in achieving environmental sustainability; Chapter 9. Managing competition for water and the pressure on ecosystems Type, extent and effect of competition for water; Managing competition through supply and demand management and reallocation; Part 3. State of the resource; Chapter 10. The Earth's natural water cycles; Overview of the global hydrologic cycle; Relationship of water to global biogeochemical cycles; Chapter 11. Changes in the global water cycle; Changes in the water cycle. - Links between the terrestrial carbon and water cycles Is the hydrologic cycle accelerating?; Assessing future impacts of climate change; Summary; Chapter 12. Evolving hazards - and emerging opportunities; Hazards vary with climate regions; Changes in average stream flow; Changes in extreme events; Changes in groundwater; Changes in erosion, landslides, river morphology and sedimentation patterns; Challenges: hazards and opportunities; Chapter 13. Bridging the observational gap; The importance of hydrologic observations; Recent developments in observation methods, networks and monitoring. - Part 1. Understanding what drives the pressures on water Chapter 2. Demographic, economic and social drivers; Demographic drivers; Economic drivers; Social drivers; Chapter 3. Technological innovation; Recent trends and advances in science and technology; The technology dissemination challenge; Chapter 4. Policies, laws and finance; Policies and laws; Financing - the missing link; Chapter 5. Climate change and possible futures; The influence of climate change on the other drivers of change; Identifying possible futures: the need for scenarios. - The United Nations World Water Development Report, published every three years, is a comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources. It offers best practices as well as in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector.? It is the only report of its kind, resulting from the collaboration and contributions of the 26 UN agencies, commissions, program, funds, secretariats and conventions that have a significant role in addressing global water concerns.The news media are full of tal
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| ISBN | 1-136-55161-1. - 600-00-1557-7
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