TITLE:
Comprehensive assessment of the freshwater resources of the world. World freshwater problems -- call for a new realism.

AUTHOR:
Falkenmark M, Lundqvist J

SOURCE:
Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm Environment Institute, 1997. viii, 53 p.

ABSTRACT:
The UN Commission for Sustainable Development in Resolution 1994/95 called for a comprehensive assessment of freshwater resources in response to a rapidly growing demand for freshwater resources, resulting in increased water stress in several parts of the world and increasing pollution of freshwater resources and degraded ecosystems. Within the process of the Assessment, a number of background documents and commissioned papers were prepared by experts with various professional backgrounds. This document provides an overview of the Assessment report presented at the UN Commission. Chapter I presents the reasons why the study was conducted. It discusses the existing dilemma faced by the countries of the world in encountering water problems. It also describes the order of sections in the report. Chapter II discusses the analysis and diagnosis of the existing predicament. Chapter III highlights essential management consequences, and chapter IV cites potential responses in dealing with the crisis.

YEAR:
1997

PIP#:
151087