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United Nations World Water Development Report 3
Water in a Changing World (Two Vols.)
The United Nations World Water Development Report
Published every three years, it is a comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources. It offers best practices as well as in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector. It is the only report of its kind, resulting from the collaboration and contributions of the 26 UN agencies, commissions, programs, funds, secretariats, and conventions that have a significant role in addressing global water concerns.
Global Water Challenges
The news media are full of talk of crises - in climate change, energy, food, and troubled financial markets. These crises are linked to each other and to water resources management. Unresolved, they may lead to increasing political insecurity and conflict.
Importance of Water
Water is required to meet our fundamental needs and rising living standards and to sustain our planet's fragile ecosystems. Pressures on the resource come from a growing and mobile population, social and cultural change, economic development, and technological change. Adding complexity and risk is climate change, with impacts on the resource as well as on the sources of pressure on water.
Progress and Challenges
The challenges, though substantial, are not insurmountable. The Report shows how some countries have responded. Progress in providing drinking water is heartening, with the Millennium Development Goal target on track in most regions. But other areas remain unaddressed, and after decades of inaction, the problems in water systems are enormous and will worsen if left unattended.
Role of Leaders
Leaders in the water sector can inform decisions outside their domain and manage water resources to achieve agreed socioeconomic objectives and environmental integrity. Leaders in government, the private sector, and civil society determine these objectives and allocate human and financial resources to meet them. Recognizing this responsibility, they must act now!
Additional Information
Two volume set: 336
