A must read, this paper is available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish
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Water: A Shared Responsibility
(March 2006)
This report is a periodic, comprehensive review giving an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources, and aiming to provide decision-makers with the tools for sustainable use of our water.
Read more or Read the Executive Summary of the 2nd WWD Report
إدارة المياه في الإسلام. 2002
Arabic edition published in October 2002
Also available in English and French
A draft report which compiles the available documentation in the Arab countries that constitutes national plans water policies, or strategies towards the development of IWRM plans.
The draft report was published by the Arab Water Council (AWC) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe (CEDARE).
UN-Water (2008)
Prepared for the 16th session of the Commissionon Sustainable Development - May 2008
Water for People, Water for Life
(March 2003)
The United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) is a periodic, comprehensive review giving an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources, and aiming to provide decision-makers with the tools for sustainable use of our water.
Read more or Read the Executive Summary of the 1st UN WWD Report
Beyond Scarcity:
Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis
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UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board (UNSGAB) Biblioteca on Water and Sanitation.
Themes range from Governance, political will, to mobilization of finances, capacity building and others.
GWP, CAP-NET and UNDP. 2005
Download Manual from the website of UN General Secretary Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation
WGO and UNICEF 2006
Entering the International Decade for Action, Water for Life, 2005–2015, this report looks at the challenge of meeting the MDG target for drinking water and sanitation; mainly a rapid pace of urbanization and a huge backlog of rural people unserved with basic sanitation and safe drinking water.