sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012

The 4th edition of the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR4)

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Luis Rodriguez



The 4th edition of the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR4)
Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO Paris, France, 2012 
Volume 1: Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk
PDF file [407 p.] at: http://bit.ly/H3IX6p 
Volume 2: Knowledge Base
PDF file [406p.] at: http://bit.ly/HoL47Y  
Volume 3: Facing the Challenges
PDF file [98p.] at: http://bit.ly/HunpzD 
“……Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk’ was recently launched at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and Michel Jarraud, UN-Water Chair.

The WWDR4 is a comprehensive review of the world's freshwater resources and seeks to demonstrate, among other messages, that water underpins all aspects of development, and that a coordinated approach to managing and allocating water is critical.

The Report underlines that in order to meet multiple goals water needs to be an intrinsic element in decision-making across the whole development spectrum

The WWDR4 aims to encourage all stakeholders both in and out of the ‘water box’ - water managers, leaders in government, civil society and businesses – to engage early in decision making processes to improve the quality and acceptance of decisions and the probability of successful implementation. It highlights that more responsible action by all water users has enormous potential to lead to better outcomes - but requires political, social, economic and technical responses at all levels of government, businesses and communities, from local to international.

While providing a comprehensive assessment of the world’s water resources it also introduces a strong thematic element. Building on the WWDR3 in the recognition of the externalities, the WWDR4 elaborates on the interactions between water and the drivers of change.

The WWDR4 describes the major changes, uncertainties, and risks taking place in the world and their links to water resources. It gives account of the status and the trends related to water supplies, uses, management, institutions and financing; highlights regional hotspots, and addresses issues such as gender equality, water-related disasters, health and the role of ecosystems. ….”

Content:

Volume 1
Introduction
What’s  WDR4
Chapter 1. Recognizing the centrality of water and its global dimensions  TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
Chapter 2. Water demand: What drives consumption?
Chapter 3. The water resource: Variability, vulnerability and uncertainty
Chapter 4. Beyond demand: Water’s social and environmental benefits
Chapter 5. Water management, institutions and capacity development
Chapter 6. From raw data to informed decisions
Chapter 7. Regional challenges, global impacts
Chapter 8. Working under uncertainty and managing risk
Chapter 9. Understanding uncertainty and risks associated with key drivers
Chapter 10. Unvalued water leads to an uncertain future
Chapter 11. Transforming water management institutions to deal with change
Chapter 12. Investment and financing in water for a more sustainable future
Chapter 13. Responses to risk and uncertainty from a water management perspective
Chapter 14. Responses to risks and uncertainties from out of the water box
Conclusion 
Volume 2 Knowledge Base 
Chapter 15. State of the Resource: Quantity
Chapter 16. State of the Resource: Quality
Chapter 17. Human Settlements
Chapter 18. Managing water along the livestock value chain
Chapter 19. The global nexus of energy and water
Chapter 20. Freshwater for industry
Chapter 21. Ecosystems
Chapter 22. Allocating water
Chapter 23. Valuing water
Chapter 24. Investing in water infrastructure, its operation and its maintenance 550
Chapter 25. Water and institutional change: Responding to present and future uncertainty
Chapter 26. Developing knowledge and capacity
Chapter 27. Water-related disasters
Chapter 28. Desertification, land degradation and drought and their impacts on water resources in the dry lands
REGIONAL REPORTS
Conclusion 
Volume 3: Facing the Challenges

Foreword by Olcay Ünver, Coordinator, United Nations World Water Assessment Programme
Summary
Case study development process and highlights of the findings
AFRICA
Chapter 37. Ghana
Chapter 38. Mara River basin , Kenya and Tanzania
ARAB STATES
Chapter 39. Jordan
Chapter 40. Morocco
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Chapter 41. Murray-Darling basin, Australia
Chapter 42. Yellow River basin , China
Chapter 43. Jeju Island , Korea
Chapter 44. Pakistan , with special reference to the Indus River basin
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Chapter 45. Czech Republic
Chapter 46. Marseille Provence Métropole Urban Community, France
Chapter 47. Tiber River basin, Italy
Chapter 48. Tagus River basin, Portugal
Chapter 49. St Johns River basin, Florida , United States of America
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Chapter 50. Costa Rica
Chapter 51. Lerma-Chapala basin, Mexico
Boxes, tables, figures and maps 

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