World Water Actions: Making Water Flow for AllThis text is divided into three parts. Part I focuses on the need for management to assess the challenges of water scarcity and plan changes based on proper valuation and financial instruments, international co-operation and efficient use. Part II analyses the problems of water scarcity and the available solutions in each main sector: water supply and sanitation, energy, health, agriculture, ecosystems and biodiversity. Part III assesses the state of the debate following the third World Water Forum and sets out the priorities for action, including increased investment, institutional reform and capacity building in the water sector. Downloadable resources with extensive case studies and statistical data accompanies this text. |
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Assessing Challenges Initiating Change | 4 |
Transboundary basins | 37 |
Water and gender | 48 |
3 | 69 |
4 | 76 |
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Actions Database agriculture approach aquifers areas biodiversity capacity building challenges climate change communities cooperation cost dams decentralization decision-making developing countries Development Assistance Committee disaster management donors economic ecosystems efficiency efforts energy ensure environment environmental financing floods framework freshwater funding gender governments groundwater hazards human hydropower impact implementation improved water increase initiatives institutions integrated water resources investment involvement irrigation issues Millennium Development Goals Ministry mitigation monitoring Mozambique NGOs organizations participation Partnership percent planning potential poverty alleviation priority Project action promoting rainwater harvesting reduce reform regional river basin role Second World Water shared water social Southeastern Anatolia Project stakeholders strategies subsidies supply and sanitation Sustainable Development Third World Water transboundary water United Nations water actions water and sanitation water management water resources management water sector water services water supply water systems water-related WaterAid women World Conservation Union World Water Council World Water Forum