Water for people, water for life : a joint report by the twenty three UN agencies concerned with freshwater / World Water Assessment Programme.
Material type: TextSeries: United Nations world water development reportPublication details: New York : UNESCO Pub. : Berghahn Books, 2003. Description: xxiii, 576 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cmISBN: 1571816275 (alk. paper); 1571816283 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9231038818 (UNESCO)Subject(s): Water resources development | Water-supply -- Management | Water quality managementDDC classification: 333.91 Review: "This Report offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective input of twenty-three United Nations agencies and convention secretariats. The global picture is complemented by the presentation of seven pilot case studies of river basins representing different social, economic and environmental settings: Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru), Senegal River (Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal), Seine-Normandy (France); Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, (Estonia, Russian Federation); Ruhuna basins (Sri Lanka); Greater Tokyo (Japan); and Chao Phraya River (Thailand)." "With its numerous full-colour maps, country tables, references and coverage of a broad range of themes and real-world examples, the UN World Water Development Report - Water for People, Water for Life - should find its place as a valued, authoritative and well-worn reference book."--BOOK JACKET.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library General Reading Room | 333.91 UNW 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Al Amin | 94307 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This Report offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective input of twenty-three United Nations agencies and convention secretariats. The global picture is complemented by the presentation of seven pilot case studies of river basins representing different social, economic and environmental settings: Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru), Senegal River (Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal), Seine-Normandy (France); Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, (Estonia, Russian Federation); Ruhuna basins (Sri Lanka); Greater Tokyo (Japan); and Chao Phraya River (Thailand)." "With its numerous full-colour maps, country tables, references and coverage of a broad range of themes and real-world examples, the UN World Water Development Report - Water for People, Water for Life - should find its place as a valued, authoritative and well-worn reference book."--BOOK JACKET.
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