Water quality
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- Mainstreaming gender into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes: a training manual for water professionals
- ( Gender and Water Alliance , 2009)
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The training manual on mainstreaming gender into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes is an integrated approach to both gender and WASH issues. It aims to provide participatory gend...
- The impacts of climate change, over-fishing and pollution on the world's oceans
- ( C. Nelleman (ed);S. Hain (ed);J. Alder (ed) / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2008)
- The world’s oceans are already under stress as a result of overfishing, pollution and other environmentally-damaging activities in the coastal zones and now on the high seas. Climate change is p...
- What does water as a human right mean in the Middle East and North Africa region?
- ( A.K. Biswas (ed);E. Rached (ed);C. Tortajada (ed) / International Development Research Centre , 2008)
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In 1992, a United Nations declaration proclaimed water as a human right. However, the water profession and the vast majority of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have no...
- Successful peacebuilding through environmental cooperation in the Middle East
- ( N. Harari;J. Roseman / EcoPeace Friends of the Earth Middle East , 2008)
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Whilst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not stem from an ecological cause, issues such as water supply and water scarcity, pollution of groundwater and solid waste management are importan...
- How to implement participatory water monitoring
- ( The Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman , 2008)
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Participatory monitoring is one established and accepted way for the public to make informed decisions. Through the collection of data that is credible to multiple parties, participatory monitoring...
Managing water reserves in the North-western Sahara aquifer system
- ( Sahara and Sahel Observatory , 2008)
- The North-western Sahara aquifer system (NWSAS) shared by Algeria, Libya and Tunisia contains considerable water reserves; however, it is largely unrenewable and not fully exploitable. This resource i...
- Producing clean pathogen-free water using the sun, a plastic bottle and corrugated iron!
- ( R. Meierhofer;M. Wegelin / The SODIS Reference Center , 2002)
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Access to safe drinking water is a major issue faced by a large number of the world’s population. In an attempt to address this issue, multiple water processing methods have been developed. O...
- Water resource challenges for the Middle East and North Africa Region
- ( World Bank , 2008)
- Part of a series of development reports, this paper highlights the key challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). In particular, it aims to show how water is integrated into the...
- How to dispose of pesticide stockpiles
- ( Africa Stockpiles Programme , 2007)
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This manual presents the key issues associated with obsolete pesticides and the Africa Stockpiles Programme (ASP). It provides information and resources to help non-governmental organisations (NGOs...
Does policy pay enough attention to the interaction between water and forests?
- ( A. Perlis (ed) / Unasylva, FAO , 2008)
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Water-related problems are an increasingly important challenge to sustainable development, and the availability and quality of water are strongly influenced by forests. In this issue of FAO's ...
