A decade ago, public and private water and sanitation were typically presented as very distinct alternatives.

Includes : Preliminary Findings. This report builds largely on the need to engage with the financial sector in dealing with water related challenges, by providing a basic set of risk drivers linked to water scarcity, which can serve as a platform for identifying potential investment opportunities for mitigation, contributing to water sustainablilty.

Water Resources Systems Planning and Management considers how water resources can become more integrated and sustainable. It introduces the science and art of modelling in support of water resources planning and management.

This report presents the assessment of the Amazon Basin - the largest basin on the planet and also one of the least understood.

The Guidelines on Municipal Wastewater Management are a practical guide for decision-makers and professionals on how to plan, design, and finance appropriate and environmentally sound municipal wastewater discharge and treatment systems.

The synthetic maps presented in this book offer a series of panoramic views accompanied by short commentaries on the geography of the Mediterranean Basin. They show the extreme diversity of natural water resources, the specific needs of Mediterranean countries, and the impacts of water usage on the environment. 

In Africa water is the key natural resource and priority challenge for policy makers. As elsewhere on our blue planet, as adequate supply of clean water is a crucial precondition for supporting human life, for maintaining the ecological systems that support all life and for sustaining development for a better life for present and future generations

In Africa water is the key natural resource and priority challenge for policy makers. As elsewhere on our blue planet, as adequate supply of clean water is a crucial precondition for supporting human life, for maintaining the ecological systems that support all life and for sustaining development for a better life for present and future generations.

This bibliography has been compiled to provide an easily accessible resource on materials on water. This bibliography brings together a list of publications from relevant UN system agencies and is a valuable resource for water practitioners everywhere. While World Water Day 2003 and the International Year of Freshwater are provided the catalysy for this publication. UNEP intends to update it on a regular basis.