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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809122903321

Autore

Brooks David B

Titolo

Water : local-level management / / by David B. Brooks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c2002

ISBN

1-280-71802-1

9786610718023

1-55250-200-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Collana

In focus, from research to policy

Disciplina

333.91

Soggetti

Water resources development

Water-supply - Management

Water quality management

Water resources development - Research

Ressources en eau - Exploitation

Eau - Approvisionnement - Gestion

Eau - Qualite - Gestion

Ressources en eau - Exploitation - Recherche

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued also in French under title: L'eau, gérer localement.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part 1. The Issue; Part 2. The Approaches; Part 3. The Results: Propositions for Governance and Research; Part 4. Recommendations; Part 5. Future Directions; Appendix: Sources and Resources; The Publisher;

Sommario/riassunto

Today, more than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Within the next 25 years, fully one-third of the world's population will experience severe water scarcity. It is clear that disparities in the availability and supply of fresh water are truly a matter of life and death, and constitute one of the great governance imperatives of our time.This publication summarizes the results of three decades of IDRC-supported research on water supply. It demonstrates that some of the most powerful responses to water scarcities have been mounted at the community or local level — in households