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020			_a9231040952
082			_a333.91 _bUNI
100			_aUnited Nations World Water Assessment Programme
245			_aWater in a changing world: the United Nations World Water Development report 3
260			_aLondon _bUNESCO ; Paris & Earthscan _c2009
300			_axxvi,318p.,CD-ROM
500			_aCONTENTS Foreword by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations v Foreword by Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General, United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii Overview of key messages xix Water in a changing world1 Chapter 1 Getting out of the box - linking water to decisions for sustainable development 3 Opening the water box 4 Sustainable development as the framework for water management 6 Investing in water 9 Global crises and water 14 The need for action - now 20 Structure of the Report 21 Part 1 Understanding what drives the pressures on water 25 Chapter 2 Demographic, economic and social drivers 29 Demographic drivers 29 Economic drivers 32 Social drivers 36 Chapter 3 Technological innovation 41 Recent trends and advances in science and technology 42 The technology dissemination challenge 45 Chapter 4 Policies, laws and finance 49 Policies and laws 49 Financing - the missing link 56 Chapter 5 Climate change and possible futures 68 The influence of climate change on the other drivers of change 69 Identifying possible futures: the need for scenarios 74 Challenges for summarizing the pressures of external drivers on water resources 75 Part 2 Using water 77 Chapter 6 Water's many benefits 80 Water for economic development 81 Water and poverty reduction 83 Water and health 88 Maintaining ecosystem services 91 Chapter 7 Evolution of water use 96 Water use in the world 97 Domestic water supply and sanitation 102 Water use in agriculture 106 Water for industry and energy 115 In-stream water uses 120 Chapter 8 Impacts of water use on water systems and the environment 127 How water use affects water resources 128 Seeking sustainable management of groundwater 131 Growing risks: pollution and degradation of water quality 136 Progress in mitigating pollution 139 Progress in achieving environmental sustainability 145 Chapter 9 Managing competition for water and the pressure on ecosystems 150 Type, extent and effect of competition for water 150 Managing competition through supply and demand management and reallocation 154 Part 3 State of the resource 160 Chapter 10 The Earth's natural water cycles 166 Overview of the global hydrologic cycle 166 Relationship of water to global biogeochemical cycles 172 Chapter 11 Changes in the global water cycle 181 Changes in the water cycle 181 Links between the terrestrial carbon and water cycles 196 Is the hydrologic cycle accelerating? 200 Assessing future impacts of climate change 201 Summary 202 Chapter 12 Evolving hazards - and emerging opportunities 211 Hazards vary with climate regions 211 Changes in average streamflow 212 Changes in extreme events 213 Changes in groundwater 217 Changes in erosion, landslides, river morphology and sedimentation patterns 217 Challenges: hazards and opportunities 222 Chapter 13 Bridging the observational gap 226 The importance of hydrologic observations 226 Recent developments in observation methods, networks and monitoring 227 Changing status of operational data over the recent past 228 Opportunities and challenges 234 Some suggestions for bridging the observational gap 235 Part 4 Responses and choices 237 Chapter 14 Options inside the water box 241 Water governance reform: strengthening policy, planning and institutions 242 Consulting with stakeholders and avoiding corruption: accountability in planning, implementation and management 251 Capacity development for more effective action 254 Developing appropriate solutions through innovation and research 258 Data and information needs 260 Financing 261 Chapter 15 Options from beyond the water box 269 Promoting win-win scenarios by creating space for change 270 Clearing pathways towards win-win situations: avoiding negative impacts 273 Promoting win-win scenarios through cooperation and knowledge 275 Sustaining change: changing habits through awareness 285 Ensuring sustainable financing 286 Chapter 16 The way forward 291 Making water an integral part of all planning and management decisions 292 Working towards better development outcomes 295 Deciding - and acting! 296 Appendix 1 World Water Development Report indicators 298 Appendix 2 Water-related goals and objectives of major conferences and forums, 1972-present 302 Abbreviations, data notes and units of measure 306 List of boxes, figures, maps and tables 308 Index 313
890			_aUnited Kingdom
891			_aSP Research Lib. Corp. Fund
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650			_aIndia _aWater resources development _aWater-supply _aGroundwater