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- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT in NEPAL
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Throughout
history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges.
Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environments
and supports livelihoods - but it is also a source of risk and vulnerability.
In the early 21st Century, prospects for human development are threatened
by a deepening global water crisis. Debunking the myth that the crisis
is the result of scarcity, this report argues poverty, power and inequality
are at the heart of the problem.
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HUMAN
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In
a world of unprecedented wealth, almost 2 million children die each year
for want of a glass of clean water and adequate sanitation.
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Millions
of women and young girls are forced to spend hours collecting and carrying
water, restricting their opportunities and their choices. And water-borne
infectious diseases are holding back poverty reduction and economic growth
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Beyond
the household, competition for water as a productive resource is intensifying.
Symptoms of that competition include the collapse of water-based ecological
systems, declining river flows and large-scale groundwater depletion. Conflicts
over water are intensifying within countries, with the rural poor losing
out. The potential for tensions between countries is also growing, though
there are large potential human development gains from increased cooperation.
The
Human Development Report continues to frame debates on some of the most
pressing challenges facing humanity. Human Development Report 2006:
 Investigates
the underlying causes and consequences of a crisis that leaves 1.2 billion
people without access to safe water and 2.6 billion without access to sanitation
Argues
for a concerted drive to achieve water and sanitation for all through national
strategies and a global plan of action
Examines
the social and economic forces that are driving water shortages and marginalizing
the poor in agriculture
Looks
at the scope for international cooperation to resolve cross-border tensions
in water management
Includes
special contributions from Gordon Brown and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, President
Lula, President Carter, and the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan.
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HUMAN
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Foreword,
Acknowledgements and Contents [230 Kb]
Overview:
Beyond scarcity: power, poverty and the global water crisis [287 Kb]
Chapter
1: Ending the crisis in water and sanitation [1,301 Kb]
Chapter
2: Water for human consumption [572 Kb]
Chapter
3: The vast deficit in sanitation [435 Kb]
Chapter
4: Water scarcity, risk and vulnerability [1,541 Kb]
Chapter
5: Water competition in agriculture [577 Kb]
Chapter
6: Managing transboundary waters [1,053 Kb]
Notes,
Bibliographic note, Bibliography [385 Kb]
Human
Development Indicators [584 Kb]
Tables
[1,221 Kb]
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