PHA-Exchange> UN World Water Development Report 2006: Water, a shared responsibility

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From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) 
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          THE UN WORLD WATER DEVELOPMENT REPORT Water for People, Water for Life.
            Website: http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/table_contents.shtml 

UNESCO, March 22, 2006  -Although it is unevenly distributed, there is plenty of freshwater in the world. However, mismanagement, limited resources and environmental changes mean that almost one-fifth of the planet's population still lacks access to safe drinking water and 40% lack access to basic sanitation, says the United Nations World Water Development Report 2.

The triennial report is the most comprehensive assessment to date of freshwater resources. It was presented to the media in Mexico City on 9 March 2006. Entitled 'Water, a shared responsibility', this edition focuses on the importance of governance in managing the world's water resources and tackling poverty.

The UN World Water Development Report is the joint effort of 24 UN agencies and entities involved in water resources management. It is produced on their behalf by the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) whose secretariat is based at UNESCO. Its 15 chapters, each prepared by the various participating agencies, present a detailed analysis of the situation in all of the world's regions, backed up by the latest available data, maps and graphs, along with 17 case studies and numerous examples of good and bad practices in water governance.

'Water, a shared responsibility', will be formally presented by the UNESCO Director-General, on behalf of the United Nations, during the 4th World Water Forum (16-22 March) in Mexico City on 22 March, World Water Day.

            Content: 

      Part I: Setting the Scene

      Part I presents the background, starting with an introduction to the water crisis in its many shapes and forms. It then provides a glimpse on the milestones on the long policy road that has brought us to where we stand today, and proposes some tools to help us assess our progress towards building a better future.

      Chapter 1 - The World's Water Crisis (PDF format - 1.3 MB)
      Chapter 2 - Milestones (PDF format - 1.4 MB)
      Chapter 3 - Signing Progress: Indicators Mark the Way (PDF format - 1.2 MB) 

       Part II: A Look at the World's Freshwater Resources

      Solid, vapour and liquid, water is diverse by its very nature. For the Earth 's inhabitants, this diversity also means great disparities in well-being and development. This part provides a brief look at the current state of freshwater, in all the world's regions.

      Chapter 4 - The Natural Water Cycle (PDF format - 2 MB)
      Lead agencies: UNESCO and WMO

      Part III: Challenges to Life and Well-Being

      This section explores the ways in which we use water and the increasing demands we are placing on the resource.
       [Further details on these challenges are available online] 

      Chapter 5 - Basic Needs and the Right to Health (PDF format - 1.5 MB)
      Lead agency: WHO Collaborating agency: UNICEF
      Chapter 6 - Protecting Ecosystems for People and Planet (PDF format - 1.3 MB)
      Lead agency: UNEP Collaborating agencies: UNECE / WHO / UNCBD / UNESCO / UNDESA / UNU
      Chapter 7 - Competing Needs in an Urban Environment (PDF format - 801 KB)
      Lead agencies: UN - HABITAT Collaborating agencies: WHO and UNDESA
      Chapter 8 - Securing Food for a Growing World Population (PDF format - 1.4 MB)
      Lead agency: FAO Collaborating agencies: WHO / UNEP / IAEA
      Chapter 9 - Promoting Cleaner Industry for Everyone's Benefit (PDF format - 662 KB)
      Lead agency: UNIDO Collaborating agencies: WHO and UNDESA
      Chapter 10 - Developing Energy to Meet Development Needs (PDF format - 790 KB)
      Lead agency: UNIDO Collaborating agencies: WHO / UNEP / Regional Commissions / World Bank

      Part IV: Management Challenges: Stewardship and Governance

      This section examines the ways in which the competing needs, uses and demands elucidated in the previous part might be met. It discusses a few of the any tools available to decision-makers and communities to help them mould policy and practice so as to encourage an efficient and equitable use of the resource. [Further details on these challenges are available online] 

      Chapter 11 - Mitigating Risk and Coping with Uncertainty (PDF format - 1 MB)
      Lead agency: WMO
      Collaborating agencies: UNDESA / UNESCO / WHO / UNEP / ISDR / CCD / CBD / Regional Commissions
      Chapter 12 - Sharing Water: Defining a Common Interest (PDF format - 1.3 MB)
      Lead agency: UNESCO Collaborating agencies: Regional Commissions
      Chapter 13 - Recognizing and Valuing the Many Faces of Water (PDF format - 832 KB)
      Lead agency: UNDESA
      Collaborating agencies: UNECE and World Bank
      Chapter 14 - Ensuring the Knowledge Base: A Collective Responsibility (PDF format - 851 KB)
      Lead agencies: UNESCO and WMO
      Collaborating agencies: UNDESA / IAEA / World Bank / UNEP / UNU
      Chapter 15 - Governing Water Wisely for Sustainable Development (PDF format - 886 KB)
      Lead agency: UNDP
      Collaborating agencies: FAO / UNEP / UNCBD / Regional Commissions

      Part V: Pilot Case Studies: A Focus on Real-World Examples

      This section checks the accuracy of the big picture on the basis of snapshots of water in the field. Seven case studies are presented here, to observe the effectiveness of different approaches to integrated management and to test our indicators for measuring progress. [Further details on these case studies are available online].

      Chapter 16 - Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand (PDF format - 1 MB)
      Office of Natural Water Resources Committee of Thailand (ONWRC)
      Chapter 17 - Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, Estonia and the Russian Federation (PDF format - 938 KB)
      Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, and the Ministry of the Environment of Estonia
      Chapter 18 - Ruhuna Basins, Sri Lanka (PDF format - 1.2 MB)
      Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management of Sri Lanka
      Chapter 19 - Seine-Normandy Basin, France (PDF format - 1 MB)
      Water Agency of Seine-Normandy (AESN, Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie)
      Chapter 20 - Senegal River Basin, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal (PDF format - 1 MB)
      Organization for the Development of the Senegal River
      (OMVS, Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve du Sénégal)
      Chapter 21 - Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia and Peru (PDF format - 1.1 MB)
      Binational Autonomous Authority of Lake Titicaca
      (ALT, Autoridad Binacional del Lago Titicaca Perú-Bolivia)
      Chapter 22 - Greater Tokyo, Japan (PDF format - 1.2 MB)
      National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan (NILIM-MLIT)

      Part VI: Management Challenges: Stewardship and Governance

      This section concludes the Report by putting together the pieces that make up the giant puzzle of factors contributing to today 's global water situation. Many country tables are included in the chapter.

      Chapter 23 - The World's Water Crisis: Fitting the Pieces Together (PDF format - 2.3 MB)  

       
     

Water Forum: http://www.worldwaterforum4.org.mx/home/home.asp 

The main theme of the 4th World Water Forum (4th WWF) is Local Actions for a Global Challenge. Water related problems have their greatest impacts at the local level. As a result, local actions are key for generating concrete results that, when amalgamated across sectors and regions, will move us closer to meeting the water-related targets set by the Millennium Development Goals.

The Ministerial Conference will allow a dialogue between Ministers and stakeholders participating in the Forum, with the purpose of confirming the commitments acquired on water matters in international conferences, validating projects and actions that are carried out in this area, as well as in those where non-governmental stakeholders are involved, as well as local and national governments or international agencies and organizations.

 

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