Human Development Report 2006

Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crises

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Av United Nations, United Nations Development Programme

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The 2006 Human Development Report focuses on water and human development. Water is central to the realization of human potential. It is a source of life for people and for the planet. Clean water and sanitation have a profound bearing on health and human dignity. Inequalities in access to clean water for drinking and to water as a productive input, reinforce wider inequalities in opportunity. With competition for water intensifying, there is a danger that poor and vulnerable communities will become increasingly marginalized. The twin challenge facing governments and donors is to accelerate progress towards universal access to water and sanitation; and to ensure that water management policies strengthen the rights of poor households to access water resources.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-11-30
Mått220 x 278 x 25 mm
Vikt333 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieHuman Development Report
Antal sidor277
Upplaga2006
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230500587

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The UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. They are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and their wide range of partners. Every year since 1990, the UNDP has commissioned the Human Development Report by an independent team of experts to explore major issues of global concern.

Introduction Overview CHAPTER 1: ENDING THE CRISIS IN WATER AND SANITATION Water and Human Development The Human Development Costs of the Water and Sanitation Crisis Why Inequality Matters The MDGs and Beyond: Getting on Track and Achieving the Goals Making Progress A Reality Conclusion and Recommendations CHAPTER 2: WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION Why the Poor Pay More - and Get Less Water Managing the Network - The Providers Dilemma Delivering the Outcomes - The Policies Summary and Conclusions References CHAPTER 3: THE VAST DEFICIT IN SANITATION Introduction Overview of the Sanitation Problem Why Sanitation Lags So Far Behind Water Breaking the Cycle (Drawing on Lessons from Success Stories) Judging Success Ways Ahead: More Local Development, More Engagement with the Unserved Going to Scale and Reaching the MDG Targets CHAPTER 4: WATER SCARCITY, RISK AND VULNERABILITY Introduction Rethinking Scarcity in a Water-stressed World Risk, Vulnerability and Uncertainty Summary and Conclusions Integrated Water Resources Management CHAPTER 5: WATER COMPETITION IN AGRICULTURE Introduction Water and Human Development - The Livelihood Link Competition, Rights, and the Scramble for Water The Governance Challenge in Irrigation Reducing Risk and Raising Pro-Poor Productivity Summary and Conclusions CHAPTER 6: MANAGING TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS Introduction Hydrological Interdependence The Costs of Non-Cooperation The Case for Cooperation River Basin Cooperation for Human Development Conclusion and Recommendations References