World's Water, 2004-2005

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ISBN: 9781559635363 | 1559635363
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/12/2004

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The quality and availability of fresh water are of critical importance to human and ecosystem health. Given its central role in the functioning of all living systems, water is arguably the most important of all natural resources. Produced biennially, The World's Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics. This 2004-2005 edition of The World's Water features overview chapters on: conservation and efficiency as key tools for meeting freshwater needs; bottled water quality, costs, and trends; United Nations millennium development goals; groundwater issues; case studies of water privatization; the economic value of water; California water policy and climate change. The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organ-izations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.

Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
The Millennium Development Goals for Water: Crucial Objectives, Inadequate Commitments	p. 1
Setting Water and Sanitation Goals	p. 2
Commitments to Achieving the MDGs for Water	p. 2
Consquences: Water-Related Diseases	p. 7
Measures of Illness from Water-Related Diseases	p. 9
Scenarios of Future Deaths from Water-Related Diseases	p. 10
Conclusions	p. 14
References	p. 14
The Myth and Reality of Bottled Water	p. 17
Bottled Water Use History and Trends	p. 18
The Price and Cost of Bottled Water	p. 22
The Flavor and Taste of Water	p. 23
Bottled Water Quality	p. 25
Regulating Bottled Water	p. 26
Comparison of U.S. Standards for Bottled Water and Tap Water	p. 36
Other Concerns Associated with Bottled Water	p. 37
Conclusions	p. 41
References	p. 42
Water Privatization Principles and Practices	p. 45
Update on Privatization	p. 46
Principles and Standards for Water	p. 47
Can the Principles Be Met?	p. 48
Conclusions	p. 73
References	p. 74
Groundwater: The Challenge of Monitoring and Management	p. 79
Conceptual Foundations	p. 80
Challenges in Assessment	p. 80
Extraction and Use	p. 81
Groundwater in Agriculture	p. 88
The Analytical Dilemma	p. 90
A Way Forward: Simple Data as a Catalyst for Effective Management	p. 97
References	p. 98
Urban Water Conservation: A Case Study of Residential Water Use in California	p. 101
The Debate over California's Water	p. 102
Defining Water "Conservation" and "Efficiency"	p. 103
Current Urban Water Use in California	p. 105
A Word About Agricultural Water Use	p. 107
Economics of Water Savings	p. 107
Data and Information Gaps	p. 108
Indoor Residential Water Use	p. 109
Indoor Residential Water Conservation: Methods and Assumptions	p. 112
Indoor Residential Summary	p. 118
Outdoor Residential Water Use	p. 118
Current Outdoor Residential Water Use	p. 119
Existing Outdoor Conservation Efforts and Approaches	p. 120
Outdoor Residential Water Conservation: Methods and Assumptions	p. 121
Residential Outdoor Water Use Summary	p. 125
Conclusions	p. 126
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 126
References	p. 127
Urban Water Conservation: A Case Study of Commercial and Industrial Water Use in California	p. 131
Background to CII Water Use	p. 132
Current California Water Use in the CII Sectors	p. 133
Estimated CII Water Use in California in 2000	p. 138
Data Challenges	p. 139
The Potential for CII Water Conservation and Efficiency Improvements: Methods and Assumptions	p. 140
Methods for Estimating CII Water Use and Conservation Potential	p. 143
Calculation of Conservation Potential	p. 145
Data Constraints and Conclusions	p. 148
Recommendations for CII Water Conservation	p. 150
Conclusions	p. 153
References	p. 154
Climate Change and California Water Resources	p. 157
The State of the Science	p. 158
Climate Change and Impacts on Managed Water-Resource Systems	p. 172
Moving From Climate Science to Water Policy	p. 175
Conclusions	p. 183
References	p. 184
Water Briefs
3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto: Disappointment and Possibility	p. 189
Ministerial Declaration of the 3rd World Water Forum: Message from the Lake Biwa and Yodo River Basin	p. 198
NGO Statement of the 3rd World Water Forum	p. 202
The Human Right to Water: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back	p. 204
Substantive Issues Arising in the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. United Nations General Comment No. 15 (2002)	p. 213
The Water and Climate Bibliography	p. 228
Environment and Security: Water Conflict Chronology Version 2004-2005	p. 234
Water Conflict Chronology	p. 236
Data Section
Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country (2004 Update)	p. 257
Freshwater Withdrawals by Country and Sector (2004 Update)	p. 263
Deaths and DALYs from Selected Water-Related Diseases	p. 272
Official Development Assistance Indicators	p. 274
Aid to Water Supply and Sanitation by Donor, 1996 to 2001	p. 278
Bottled Water Consumption by Country, 1997 to 2002	p. 280
Global Bottled Water Consumption by Region, 1997 to 2002	p. 283
Bottled Water Consumption, Share by Region, 1997 to 2002	p. 285
Per-capita Bottled Water Consumption by Region, 1997 to 2002	p. 286
United States Bottled Water Sales, 1991 to 2001	p. 288
Types of Packaging Used for Bottled Water in Various Countries, 1999	p. 289
Irrigated Area by Region, 1961 to 2001	p. 291
Irrigated Area, Developed and Developing Countries, 1961 to 2001	p. 293
Global Production and Yields of Major Cereal Crops, 1961 to 2002	p. 295
Global Reported Flood Deaths, 1900 to 2002	p. 298
United States Flood Damage by Fiscal Year, 1926 to 2001	p. 301
Total Outbreaks of Drinking Water-Related Disease, United States, 1973 to 2000	p. 304

Extinction Rate Estimates for Continental North American Fauna (percent loss per decade)	p. 309
Imperiled Species for North American Fauna	p. 309
Proportion of Species at Risk, United States	p. 311
United States Population and Water Withdrawals 1900 to 2000	p. 313
United States Economic Productivity of Water, 1900 to 2000	p. 317
Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants	p. 321
Comprehensive Table of Contents	p. 331
The World's Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, 1998-1999	p. 331
The World's Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, 2000-2001	p. 334
The World's Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, 2002-2003	p. 337
Comprehensive Index	p. 341
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