UN World Water Development Report

The United Nations World Water Development Report of United Nations
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The United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) is a global report that provides an authoritative, comprehensive assessment of the world’s freshwater resources. It is produced annually by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme and published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water.[1]

The report examines the ways that the world’s water resources are being managed and the varied water problems that different regions of the world are experiencing. It takes a close look at growing water problems worldwide, such as access to clean water and sanitation, and the cross-cutting issues which affect them, such as: energy, climate change, agriculture, and urban growth. The report also offers recommendations on how freshwater resources could be managed more sustainably.

The content of the report comes from the coordinated efforts of 26 UN agencies that make up UN-Water, working with governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders. [2]

In 2018, the topic of the report was "Nature-based Solutions for Water".[3] In 2017, the topic of the report was "Wastewater: The Untapped Resource".[4]

  1. ^ "UN World Water Development Report". UN-Water. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ^ "UN-Water Documents". www.unwater.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21.
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  4. ^ WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme) (2017). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017. Wastewater: The Untapped Resource. Paris. ISBN 978-92-3-100201-4. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)