Friday, March 20, 2009

Scientific Facts on Water Resources

Source document:
UNESCO-WWAP (2006)

Level 1: Summary

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Context - Water is essential for human survival and well-being and important to many sectors of the economy. However, resources are irregularly distributed in space and time, and they are under pressure due to human activity.

How can water resources be managed sustainably while meeting an ever increasing demand?

This Digest is a faithful summary of the leading scientific consensus report
produced in 2006 by the UN World Water Assessment Programme (UNESCO-WWAP):
"The United Nations World Water Development Report" Learn more...


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Level 2 - Details on Water Resources