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  Water and energy dynamics in the Greater Himalayan region: opportunities for environmental peacebuilding

  Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2011

  The water crisis in the Greater Himalayas constitutes an enormous challenge for the region and a growing, if still under-reported, concern in the West. Elements of the crisis include floods and droughts, unpredictable changes in the timing of water flows, hydropower rivalries and persistently unsafe drinking water.
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  High mountain glaciers and climate change: challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation

  Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2010

  Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. This report calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modeling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies.
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  Green hills, blue cities: an ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities

  Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2011

  In light of its rapid urban growth, Africa is likely to experience some of the most severe impacts of climate change – particularly when it comes to water and food security, which places enormous pressure on growing urban populations.
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  Studies of the waterscape of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: water management in hill furrow irrigation

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2011

  The main objective of this thesis is to contribute knowledge of water management and water use in hill furrow irrigation in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. The paper analyses the waters of the region, conceptualised as a waterscape constituted by material, institutional and ideational aspects. The study underlines the following facts: 
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  International responses to Pakistan’s water crisis: opportunities and challenges

  Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2010

  Pakistan faces a multidimensional water crisis that claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year. This paper examines the potentials for the international community to help Pakistan to overcome this crisis, and makes recommendations to both the Pakistani government and other interested parties.
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  Water scenarios for the Zambezi River Basin, 2000-2050

  International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010

  This paper suggests that there are many development possibilities in Zambezi river basin (ZRB), considering the very low current level of consumptive water use there. The document finds that:
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  Fiction, facts and future: Norad’s assistance to water supply and sanitation development in Tanzania and Kenya during the 70s, 80s and 90s

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2008

  The main purpose of this report is to provide an update on the status of the Norwegian investments made on the water supply and sanitation sector in Tanzania and Kenya during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The report aims at drawing lessons from these programmes for the benefit of future programmes in water and sanitation world wide.
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  In dead water: merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world’s fishing grounds

  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 presenting a further and wide-ranging challenge with new and emerging threats to the sustainability and productivity of a key economic and environmental resource.
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  Advocacy for safe freshwater and sanitation

  Norwegian Church Aid, 2008

  This sourcebook presents advice, perspectives and case studies about advocacy for safe freshwater and sanitation.
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  Liquid dynamics: challenges for sustainability in water and sanitation

  STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2007

  This STEPS paper reviews past and current debates in the water and sanitation domain and takes initial steps towards developing a framework that might better address the sustainability challenges posed by liquid dynamics.

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