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Scarcity

UN-Water Thematic Initiative pdf

UN-Water Thematic Initiative: “Coping with Water Scarcity” – to be translated ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/docs/waterscarcity.pdf

UNICEF publications on water, sanitation and hygiene
http://www.unicef.org/wes/index_documents.html

WHO, 2004: “Sanitation challenge: Turning commitment into reality
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/envsan/sanitchallenge/en/

A Framework pdf

WEHAB (water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity), 2002: A Framework
for Action on Water and Sanitation http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/documents/summit_docs/wehab_
papers/wehab water sanitation.pdf


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Sanitation access


UNICEF publications on water, sanitation and hygiene
http://www.unicef.org/wes/index_documents.html

WHO, 2004: “Sanitation challenge: Turning commitment into reality”
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/envsan/sanitchallenge/en/

A Framework for Action on Water and Sanitation pdf

WEHAB (water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity), 2002: A Framework for Action on Water and Sanitation
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/documents/summit_docs/wehab papers/wehab water sanitation.pdf

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Disaster prevention

Water Hazard Risks pdf

UN-Water Policy Brief: “ Water Hazard Risks”
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/un_water_policy_brief_1_disaster.pdf

United Nations and Tudor Rose, 2005: “Know Risk
http://www.know-risk.org/

Managing Risks: Securing the Gains of Development, Chapter 10 in the World Water Development Report 2
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr2/table_contents.shtml

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Pollution

United Nations Global Environmental Monitoring System Freshwater Quality Programme GEMS/Water
http://www.gemswater.org/

Global Water Quality Data and Statistics (GEMStat)
http://www.gemstat.org/

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Trans-boundary water issues

A backgrounder on trans-boundary water issues pdf

Water Without Borders - a backgrounder on trans-boundary water issues
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterborders.pdf

Conflict Resolution Support System, A Software for the Resolution of Conflicts in Water Resource
Management, UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP), World Water Assessment
Programme (WWAP), From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/phase2/crss.shtml

Sharing Water, Chapter 11 in the World Water Development Report 2
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr2/table_contents.shtml

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Gender and Water

Gender and IWRM Resource Guide
http://www.genderandwater.org/page/2414

Gender, Water and Sanitation pdf

UN-Water Policy Brief: “Gender, Water and Sanitation
Interagency Task Force on Gender and Water Policy Brief: “Gender, Water and Sanitation
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/un_water_policy_brief_2_gender.pdf



Task Force on Gender and Water pdf

Interagency Task Force on Gender and Water April 2005 report: Gender and Water Perspective
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd13/documents/bground_2.pdf



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Capacity-building

UNDP Cap-Net: Capacity building for Integrated Water Resource Management
http://www.cap-net.org/

UNESCO: From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/

Enhancing Knowledge and Capacity, Chapter 13 in the World Water Development Report 2
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr2/table_contents.shtml

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Financing

Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure pdf

Report of the Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure, 2003: Financing Water For All
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/wwc/Library/Publications_and_
reports/CamdessusSummary.pdf

 

Task Force on Financing Water for All pdf

World Water Council: Task Force on Financing Water for All - Report 1 Enhancing Access to Finance for Local Governments, Financing Water for Agriculture http://www.financingwaterforall.org/fileadmin/Financing_water_for_all/Reports/Financing_
FinalText_Cover.pdf


World Water Council: Costing MDG Target pdf

World Water Council: Costing MDG Target 10 on Water Supply and Sanitation: Comparative Analysis, Obstacles and Recommendations
http://www.financingwaterforall.org/fileadmin/Financing_water_for_all / Reports /
FullTextCover MDG.pdf


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Valuation

Supply Water - For a Price pdf

Supply Water - For a Price - a backgrounder on water privatization
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/pdf/supplyingwater.pdf

IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative: VALUE - Counting ecosystems as a part of water infrastructure http://www.iucn.org/themes/wani/value/index.html

Valuing and Charging for Water, Chapter 12 in the World Water Development Report 2
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr2/table_contents.shtml

WHO - Water Sanitation and Health: Evaluation of the costs and benefits of water and sanitation improvements at the global level
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/wsh0404/en/index.html

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IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management)

Global Water Partnership pdf

Global Water Partnership, 2000. Integrated Water Resources Management. TAC Background
Papers, no 4, 67 pp. www.gwpforum.org/gwp/library/Tacno4.pdf

Global Water Partnership, 2002. ToolBox: Integrated Water Resources Management. http://gwpforum.netmasters05.netmasters.nl/en/index.html

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Africa: A region for priority action

African Water Development Report 2006

African Water Development Report 2006 (AWDR)
http://www.uneca.org/awich/AWDR_2006.htm


 

African Ministers Initiative on WASH pdf

African Ministers Initiative on WASH
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/amiwash_flyer.pdf


 

Access to Water in Refugee Situations pdf

UNHCR booklet on "Access to Water in Refugee Situations"
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/unhcr_water_brochure.pdf



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