Water in a changing world / World Water Assessment Programme.
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TextSeries: United Nations world water development report ; 3.Publication details: Paris : UNESCO Publishing ; London : Earthscan, c2009.Edition: [3rd ed.]Description: xxvi, 318 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)ISBN: - 9781844078394 (hardback)
- 1844078396 (hardback)
- 9781844078400 (pbk.)
- 184407840X (pbk.)
- 9789231040955 (Unesco)
- 9231040952 (Unesco)
- 627 22 WAT-W 2009 9058
- HD1691 .W3233 2009
- Also available online.
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Accompanied by: Facing the challenges : case studies volume (x, 75 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.).
"UN-Water".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Getting out of the box : linking water to decisions for sustainable development -- Demographic, economic, and social drivers -- Technological innovation -- Policies, laws, and finance -- Climate change and possible futures -- Impacts of water use on water systems and the environment -- Managing competition for water and the pressure on ecosystems -- The earth's natural water cycles -- Changes in the global water cycle -- Evolving hazards, and emerging opportunities -- Bridging the observational gap -- Options inside the water box -- Options from beyond the water box -- The way forward.
A global assessment of the state of freshwater resources.
Africa (Cameroon, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, Zambia), Asia and the Pacific (Bangladesh, China, Pacific islands, Pakistan [Cholistan desert], the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan), Europe and North America (Estonia, Italy [Po River basin], the Netherlands, Spain [Basque Country], Finland and the Russian Federation [Vuoksi River basin], Turkey [Istanbul]), and Latin America and the Caribbean (La Plata River basin and Lake Merín basin).
Also available online.