Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanitation
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVWATSAN)
Author: Kenya Country Impact Study
Author: Lotta NycanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanitation
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Current Issues of Water Management
Author: Uli UhligPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9533074132
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
There is an estimated 1.4 billion km3 of water in the world but only approximately three percent (39 million km3) of it is available as fresh water. Moreover, most of this fresh water is found as ice in the arctic regions, deep groundwater or atmospheric water. Since water is the source of life and essential for all life on the planet, the use of this resource is a highly important issue. "Water management" is the general term used to describe all the activities that manage the optimum use of the world's water resources. However, only a few percent of the fresh water available can be subjected to water management. It is still an enormous amount, but what's unique about water is that unlike other resources, it is irreplaceable. This book provides a general overview of various topics within water management from all over the world. The topics range from politics, current models for water resource management of rivers and reservoirs to issues related to agriculture. Water quality problems, the development of water demand and water pricing are also addressed. The collection of contributions from outstanding scientists and experts provides detailed information about different topics and gives a general overview of the current issues in water management. The book covers a wide range of current issues, reflecting on current problems and demonstrating the complexity of water management.
Country Activities Report 2009
Author: UN-HabitatPublisher: UN-HABITAT
ISBN: 9211320666
Category : Capacity building
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Lake Governance
Author: Velma I. GroverPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 135180085X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
The Lake Governance book will focus on comparative analysis of governance structures by examining policy, legal and institutional structures of current transboundary commissions to develop a common framework for good governance of transboundary lakes. Cooperation among nations sharing natural resources is important for sustainable use of the shared resources. Lakes contribute a big part to GDP in most of the countries and in some cases are also responsible for providing fisheries (for food, source of protein and livelihood). Climate change and associated risks and uncertainties add more complexity to the problems. This book will explore current water governance challenges, knowledge gaps and recommend a framework for good lake governance.
Meeting Development Goals in Small Urban Centres
Author: United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammePublisher: UN-HABITAT
ISBN: 9211318149
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Published by Earthscan for and on behalf of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).
Meeting Development Goals in Small Urban Centres
Author: Un-HabitatPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136561196
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Half of the world's people live in urban areas, and roughly a third of these live in desperate poverty without access to basic amenities. Taking on the themes of UN-HABITAT's Water and Sanitation in the World's Cities (2003), this new volume focuses on the deficiencies in the provision of water and sanitation where most of the populations of the developing world live: in towns and small cities. Drawing on extensive unpublished research and 15 commissioned papers from experts involved in designing and implementing innovative projects around the world, this is the first major study of the problems facing the smaller urban centres that are recognized to be of enormous importance by governments, international agencies, NGOs and service providers. Tackling these problems is a crucial part of development and of good governance, and critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals. The volume will be essential reading for all professionals and researchers in the relevant fields and a valuable resource for teachers and students of urban development.
Manual for Collaborative Organizational Assessment in Human Settlements Organizations
Author: David W. TeesPublisher: UN-HABITAT
ISBN: 9211311713
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Main Report of the First Water and Sanitation Trust Fund
Author: Dominic O'ReillyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanitation
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Stakeholder Engagement, and Partnership Building in the Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative
Author: Pireh OtienoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capacity building
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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