World Water Vision: Making Water Everybodys Business; Author: Cosgrove, William J.; Joint Author: Rijsberman, Frank R.; Paperback; CD-ROM

Author: Cosgrove, William J.; Joint Author: Rijsberman, Frank R.
Paperback; CD-ROM; Figures, Tables, Maps, Boxes, Index
119 pages
Published: March 2000
Kogan Page
ISBN: 185383730X

More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water. Half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation. Within a generation, over 3 billion will be suffering from water stress if we carry on as before.It is a crisis of management. This book analyses the issues and shows how we can solve the problems by using water more efficiently and productively. The key to sustainable water resources in an integrated approach. Careful planning and concerted action can make the fundamental changes needed. The implications of not dealing with the crisis are immense.Publishedwith the World Water Commission.A comprehensive and authoritative account of how to deal with one of the gravest problems facing the world-the growing scarcity of fresh water. More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population is without adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress. This text analyzes the issues in this crisis of management, showing how water can be used effectively.