Water Management [electronic resource]: Performance and Challenges in OECD Countries /
Goldberg, Eduard.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1998.
This report examines the progress made in water management in OECD countries in the light of the objectives of Agenda 21. It presents the experience of the OECD programme of environmental performance reviews and focuses on issues of sustainable use of water resources, pollution control and water economics. Environmental performance reviews of Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States have already been published.
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. BACKGROUND -- 2. PERFORMANCE CONCERNING AGENDA 21 WATER OBJECTIVES -- 2.1 Integrated water resource development and management  -- 2.2 Water resource assessment -- 2.3 Protection of water resources, water quality and aquatic ecosystems -- 2.4 Drinking water supply and sanitation -- 2.5 Water and sustainable urban development  -- 2.6 Water for sustainable food production and rural development -- 2.7 Impact of climate change on water resources -- 3. CONCLUSIONS -- 3.1 Better integration for sustainable use of water resources -- 3.2 New challenges for water-related public health  -- 3.3 Getting the prices right -- TECHNICAL NOTES
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This report examines the progress made in water management in OECD countries in the light of the objectives of Agenda 21. It presents the experience of the OECD programme of environmental performance reviews and focuses on issues of sustainable use of water resources, pollution control and water economics. Environmental performance reviews of Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States have already been published.
Environment
Water quality management
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Business & Economics
Economic History