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INTERNATIONAL
YEAR OF FRESHWATER
2003
The
United Nations World Water
Development Report
Water for
People
Water for Life
For the first time,
23 United Nations agencies and convention secretariats have
combined their efforts
and expertise to produce the most comprehensive and up-to-date
report on the state of the world's freshwater resources. The
World Water development Report was presented to the media
today, in Tokyo, and will be officially launched at the
occasion of World Water Day, March the 22nd, during the 3d
World Water Forum.
To compile the
report, every UN agency and commission dealing with water has
for the first time worked jointly to monitor progress against
water-related targets in such fields as health, food,
ecosystems, cities, industry, energy, risk management,
economic evaluation, resource sharing and governance. The 23
UN partners constitute the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP),
whose secretariat is hosted by UNESCO.
The Executive Summary of the UN
World Water Development Report (PDF
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