UN World Water Report # 3

World Water Assessment Programme. 2009. The United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Water in a Changing World. Paris: UNESCO, and London: Earthscan

Table of Contents: Water in a Changing World [PDF 108 KB]

Foreward [PDF 136 KB]

Preface [PDF 156 KB]

Acknowledgements [PDF 168 KB]

Overview of Key Messages [PDF 196 KB]

Chapter 1 Getting out of the box – linking water to decisions for sustainable development [PDF 1.5 MB]

• Opening the water box
• Sustainable development as the framework for water management
• Investing in water
• Global crises and water
• The need for action – now
• Structure of the Report

Part 1 Understanding what drives the pressures on water [PDF 241 KB]

Chapter 2 Demographic, economic and social drivers [PDF 1.5 MB]

• Demographic drivers
• Economic drivers
• Social drivers

Chapter 3 Technological innovation [PDF 427 KB]

• Recent trends and advances in science and technology
• The technology dissemination challenge

Chapter 4 Policies, laws and finance [PDF 827 KB]

• Policies and laws
• Financing – the missing link

Chapter 5 Climate change and possible futures [PDF 472 KB]

• The influence of climate change on the other drivers of change
• Identifying possible futures: the need for scenarios
• Challenges for summarizing the pressures of external drivers on water resources

Part 2 Using water [PDF 240 KB]

Chapter 6 Water’s many benefits [PDF 4.7 MB]

• Water for economic development
• Water and poverty reduction
• Water and health
• Maintaining ecosystem services

Chapter 7 Evolution of water use [PDF 6.4 MB]

• Water use in the world
• Domestic water supply and sanitation
• Water use in agriculture
• Water for industry and energy
• In-stream water uses

Chapter 8 Impacts of water use on water systems and the environment [PDF 9 MB]

• How water use affects water resources
• Seeking sustainable management of groundwater
• Growing risks: pollution and degradation of water quality
• Progress in mitigating pollution
• Progress in achieving environmental sustainability

Chapter 9 Managing competition for water and the pressure on ecosystems [PDF 1 MB]

• Type, extent and effect of competition for water
• Managing competition through supply and demand management and reallocation

Part 3 State of the resource [PDF 345 KB]

Chapter 10 The Earth’s natural water cycles [PDF 3.7 MB]

• Overview of the global hydrologic cycle
• Relationship of water to global biogeochemical cycles

Chapter 11 Changes in the global water cycle [PDF 4.9 MB]

• Changes in the water cycle
• Links between the terrestrial carbon and water cycles
• Is the hydrologic cycle accelerating?
• Assessing future impacts of climate change
• Summary

Chapter 12 Evolving hazards – and emerging opportunities [PDF 888 KB]

• Hazards vary with climate regions
• Changes in average streamflow
• Changes in extreme events
• Changes in groundwater
• Changes in erosion, landslides, river morphology and sedimentation patterns
• Challenges: hazards and opportunities

Chapter 13 Bridging the observational gap [PDF 2 MB]

• The importance of hydrologic observations
• Recent developments in observation methods, networks and monitoring
• Changing status of operational data over the recent past
• Opportunities and challenges
• Some suggestions for bridging the observational gap

Part 4 Responses and choices [PDF 239 KB]

Chapter 14 Options inside the water box [PDF 1.7 MB]

• Water governance reform: strengthening policy, planning and institutions
• Consulting with stakeholders and avoiding corruption: accountability in planning, implementation and management
• Capacity development for more effective action
• Developing appropriate solutions through innovation and research
• Data and information needs
• Financing

Chapter 15 Options from beyond the water box [PDF 663 KB]

• Promoting win-win scenarios by creating space for change
• Clearing pathways towards win-win situations: avoiding negative impacts
• Promoting win-win scenarios through cooperation and knowledge
• Sustaining change: changing habits through awareness
• Ensuring sustainable financing

Chapter 16 The way forward [PDF 419 KB]

• Making water an integral part of all planning and management decisions
• Working towards better development outcomes
• Deciding – and acting!

Appendix 1: Indicators [PDF 228 KB]

Appendix 2: Water-related goals and objectives of major conferences and forums, 1972-present [PDF 205 KB]

Abbreviations [PDF 139 KB]

Index [PDF 224 KB]

Copyright [PDF 101 KB]

Titlepage [PDF 217 KB]

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