World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody's Business

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Routledge, Mar 18, 2014 - Law - 136 pages
More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress. This text analyzes the issues in this crisis of management and shows how water can be used effectively and productively. The key to sustainable water resources is an integrated approach. The authors assert that careful planning and concerted action can make the fundamental changes needed and that the implications of not dealing with the crisis are immense. The book comes with downloadable resources containing background research and scenarios.

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Contents

2 The Use of Water Today
4
3 Water Futures
22
4 Our Vision of Water and Life in 2025
48
5 Investing for the Water Future
58
Appendix
66
Glossary
88
Bibliography
92
Index
102
World Water Council
108
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William J. Cosgrove and Frank R. Rijsberman

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