Laanecoorie reservoir, Bendigo (Australia)© Rodney Dekker
The UNESCO Courier: 2009 - Number 3: Troubled water
Increased demand, waste and insufficient investment: water shortage may come sooner than we think. Although water covers three-quarters of the world’s surface, only 0.0075% of this immense volume is available for humanity’s use. Some countries have already reached the limits of their resources.
We must act now, warns the just-launched United Nations World Water Development Report, “Water in a changing world”, which assesses the global water situation. The UNESCO Courier examines some strategies for better management.
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Contents:
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The water we eat
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Blue Scorpions against water corruption
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The Yangtze or a journey through time
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Australia’s water revolution
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Water in a Changing World