Water
- First assessment of transboundary waters in the UNECE region
-
This UNECE assessment discusses pressures on transboundary waters in South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - and examines current measures to monitor and improve their status.
Latest Additions
- Managing Africa’s water in a changing climate
- ( Arid Lands Information Network , 2009)
-
Nearly one-third of all water-related disasters occur in Africa. The second issue of Joto Afrika considers the relationship between climate change, the greater incidence of extreme weather events, ...
- Urgent need for climate change adaptation measures in Arab countries
- ( M.K. Tolba (ed);N.W. Saab (ed) / Arab Forum for Environment and Development , 2009)
-
Although greenhouse gas emissions from the Arab world amount to 4.2% of global emissions, the impact of climate change on the fragile environment of the region and its people is expected to be imme...
Water shortages for Palestinians result from discriminatory policies and practices
- ( Amnesty International , 2009)
-
Lack of access to adequate, safe and clean water has been a longstanding problem for the Palestinian population of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Though exacerbated in recent years by ...
- Is it feasible to model water quality and quantity management?
- ( M., G. Alcoforado de Moraes;X. Cai;C. Ringler / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2009)
- Water management in the Pirapama River Basin in northeastern Brazil is affected by both water quantity and water quality constraints. The region is known for significant sugarcane-based ethanol produc...
- Technology-based non structural measures for managing floods
- ( A.B. Shrestha / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development , 2008)
-
Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. They tend to carry with them much hi...
- Community-based approaches to flash flood risk management
- ( A.B. Shrestha;S.H. Shah;R. Karim / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development , 2008)
-
Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. Vulnerable groups, including people ...
- How can environmental change impact energy generation?
- ( C. Paskal (ed) / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK , 2009)
- Energy generation, extraction, refining, processing and distribution require a multifaceted global infrastructure. However, much of that infrastructure lies in areas that may become increasingly physi...
- Are African governments and international donors supporting the poor of Africa?
- ( Y. Tsegay;M. Rusare;B. Ndlovu / African Monitor , 2009)
-
Although Africa attracted $43 billion in private capital, $40 billion in remittances and $38 billion in aid in 2008 it still faces a considerable resource gap. Such financial support, some would ar...
- Ensuring human security can lead to better opportunities for human development in the Arab world
- ( M. El-Sayyid;M. Al-Rasheed;S. Benjelloun;Et al / Human Development Report Office, UNDP , 2009)
-
This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to on...
- Achieving the Millenuim Development Goal 7: case study of Lao
- ( G. Hutton;B. Larsen;L. Leebouapao / UNDP - World Bank Water and Sanitation Program , 2009)
- Unimproved sanitation and hygiene have a wide array of impacts, which can be categorized into impacts on health, water, time use, and tourism. This study shows that a significant number of people livi...
