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Tales of water, Africa
Water and Wetlands | West Asia and Middle East

Tales of Water

Water is both the most ordinary and extraordinary of resources; without it, nothing can survive. Yet, 1.1 billion people around the world do not have ready access to clean water, and more than 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation. If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water, which is about nothing less than our planet's survival. …  

15 Apr 2008 | Downloads - Video

Adapting to Climate Change
Global | Marine

Adapting to climate change

Drylands, highlands, wetlands and oceans …  

01 Dec 2007 | Downloads - Document

Values and Rewards
Economics

Values and rewards : counting and capturing ecosystem water services for sustainable development

Water ecosystems have long been perceived by decision makers as having little value simply because their economic value is poorly understood and rarely articulated. Calculating the economic value of an ecosystem is a means of providing information which can be used to make better and more informed choices about how resources are managed, used and allocated. …  

01 Jan 2005 | Downloads - Publication

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