Water in a changing world
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : UNESCO, World Water Assessment Programme.
- ناشر : Sterling, Va : Earthscan
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9781844078394
Description
Report Contents: Foreword by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations Foreword by Koi? chiro Matsuura, Director-General, United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization Preface Acknowledgements Overview of Key Messages Water in a Changing World 1. Getting out of the Box - Linking Water to Decisions for Sustainable Development Part I: Understanding What Drives the Pressures on Water 2. Demographic, Economic and Social Drivers 3. Technological Innovation 4. Policies, Laws and Finance 5. Climate Change and Possible Futures Part II: Using Water 6. Water's Many Benefits 7. Evolution of Water Use 8. Impacts of Water Use on Water Systems and the Environment 9. Managing Competition for Water and the Pressure on Ecosystems Part III: State of the Resource 10. The Earth's Natural Water Cycles 11. Changes in the Global Water Cycle 12. Evolving Hazards - and Emerging Opportunities 13. Bridging the Observational Gap Part IV: Responses and Choices 14. Options inside the Water Box 15. Options from Beyond the Water Box 16. The Way Forward Appendix 1: World Water Development Report Indicators Appendix 2: Water-Related Goals and Objectives of Major Conferences and Forums, 1972-Present Abbreviations, Data Notes and Units of Measure List of Boxes, Figures, Maps and Tables Index Case Studies Contents: Foreword Overview Section 1: Africa Cameroon Sudan Swaziland Tunisia Zambia Section 2: Asia and the Pacific Bangladesh China: the Yellow River basin Pacific islands Pakistan: the Cholistan desert Republic of Korea: the Han River basin Sri Lanka: the Walawe River basin Uzbekistan: the Aral Sea basin Section 3: Europe and North America Estonia Finland and the Russian Federation: the Vuoksi River basin Italy: the Po River basin The Netherlands Spain: the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country Turkey: Istanbul Section 4: Latin America and the Caribbean Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay: La Plata River basin Brazil and Uruguay: Lake Meri? n basin
Offers a comprehensive review of the world's freshwater resources. This work provides best practices as well as theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector.
