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Water: a looming crisis? Proceedings of the International Conference on Word Water Resources at the Beginning of the 21st Century (UNESCO, Paris, 3-6 June 1998)
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Technical Documents in Hydrology
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N° 18
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H. Zebidi (Ed.)
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1998
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| Abstract |
This volume contains unedited technical papers submitted to the International Conference on Water: a Looming Crisis?, held within the framework of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme. The first part is devoted to the main findings of a major IHP co-operative research project: the monograph on World Water Resources at the Beginning of the 21st Century. This is followed by a presentation of other important research projects implemented in the framework of the IHP, such as the World Atlas of Snow and Ice Resources and the monograph on Groundwater Resources of the World and their Use, as well as lecture notes on the relationship of water resources to health and food. The second part includes selected papers presented at the Conference, grouped under the following themes and which were presented and discussed in working groups: (i) data and improvement of water resources management; (ii) water quality and environmental impact; (iii) impact of human activity on water resources; (iv) the extremes of water resources and their management; and (v) economic and social aspects of water resources.
The main conclusions and recommendations of the Conference have been published separately (see Section VI).
536 pp.
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Available
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English (with some contributions in French)
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SC.98/WS/21
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Free of Charge
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| Keywords |
global water resources, water resources assessment, surface water, groundwater, snow and ice, water availability, water use, water quality, data collection, groundwater monitoring, groundwater contamination, groundwater overexploitation, water management, water demand, drought, floods, water scarcity, water policy, economic value of water, institutional aspects, urban water resources, rural water resources
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