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Human development report 2006 : beyond scarcity : power, poverty and the global water crisis / Published for the United Nations Development Programme

Tipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: New York, NY. : Published for the United Nations Development Programme : Palgrave Macmillan, c2006Descripción: xvi, 422 p. : il. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0230500587
Otro título:
  • Beyond scarcity : power, poverty and the global water crisis [Título paralelo]
Trabajos contenidos:
  • The United Nations Development Programme
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • HD 1691 H9181
Contenidos:
1. Ending the crisis in water and sanitation -- 2. Water for human consumption -- 3. the vast deficit in sanitation -- 4. Water scarcity, risk and vulnerability -- 5. Water competition in agriculture -- 6. Managing transboundary waters
Resumen: Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environment and supports livelihoods. But it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21st century prospects for human development are threatened by a deepening global water crisis. Debunking the myth that the crisis is the result of scarcity, this report argues that poverty, power and inequality are at the heart of the problem."--P.[4]
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Incluye referencias bibliográficas: p. 411-412 e índice

1. Ending the crisis in water and sanitation -- 2. Water for human consumption -- 3. the vast deficit in sanitation -- 4. Water scarcity, risk and vulnerability -- 5. Water competition in agriculture -- 6. Managing transboundary waters

Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environment and supports livelihoods. But it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21st century prospects for human development are threatened by a deepening global water crisis. Debunking the myth that the crisis is the result of scarcity, this report argues that poverty, power and inequality are at the heart of the problem."--P.[4]

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