Human Development Report 2006

Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis

Kevin Watkins, UNDP - PNUD

430 pages, parution le 30/11/2006

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Résumé

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 environments and supports livelihoods - but it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21^st 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 poverty, power and inequality are at the heart of the problem.

In a world of unprecedented wealth, almost 2 million children die each year for want of a glass of clean water and adequate sanitation. Millions of women and young girls are forced to spend hours collecting and carrying water, restricting their opportunities and their choices. And water-borne infectious diseases are holding back poverty reduction and economic growth in some of the world's poorest countries.

Beyond the household, competition for water as a productive resource is intensifying. Symptoms of that competition include the collapse of water-based ecological systems, declining river flows and large-scale groundwater depletion. Conflicts over water are intensifying within countries, with the rural poor losing out. The potential for tensions between countries is also growing, though there are large potential human development gains from increased cooperation.

The Human Development Report continues to frame debates on some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. Human Development Report 2006:

Investigates the underlying causes and consequences of a crisis that leaves 1.2 billion people without access to safe water and 2.6 billion without access to sanitation
Argues for a concerted drive to achieve water and sanitation for all through national strategies and a global plan of action
Examines the social and economic forces that are driving water shortages and marginalizing the poor in agriculture
Looks at the scope for international cooperation to resolve cross-border tensions in water management
Includes special contributions from Gordon Brown and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, President Lula, President Carter, and the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan.

L'auteur - UNDP - PNUD

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme ; PNUD - Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement.

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Overview : Beyond scarcity : power, poverty and the global water crisis
Ending the crisis in water and sanitation
Water for human consumption
The vast deficit in sanitation
Water scarcity, risk and vulnerability
Water competition in agriculture
Managing transboundary waters
Human development indicators

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Palgrave
Auteur(s)	Kevin Watkins, UNDP - PNUD
Parution	30/11/2006
Nb. de pages	430
Format	22 x 28
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1260g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780230500587