Search results: Year: 2012 Month: March

- WWDR 4: Facts and Figures
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Facts and figures from the United Nations World Water Development Report 4 'Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk'.
- Geographical coverage (region): Africa, Arab countries, Asia, Europe, Global, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle-East, Northern America, Pacific Islands
- Main themes: Agriculture, Capacity building, Desertification, Disasters, Ecosystems, Energy, Financing, Groundwater, Health, Industry, Investments, Risk management, Urban areas, Vulnerability, Water demand, Water management, Water quality

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: Educational, Technological and Scientific Community
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for the educational, technological and scientific community.
- Main themes: Technology, Water demand, Water management, Water supply

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: Business Community
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for the business community.
- Main themes: Energy, Industry, Technology, Water demand, Water scarcity, Water supply

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: Donors and development NGOs
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for donors and development NGOs.
- Main themes: Climate change, Financing, Water management

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: Lay public, civil society and faith leaders
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for lay public, civil society and faith leaders.
- Main themes: Behaviour change, Community participation, Practices and habits , Water demand, Water scarcity

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: Central Government and local government mayors and officials
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for central government and local government mayors and officials
- Main themes: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Water demand, Water management

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: Water service providers
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for water service providers.
- Main themes: Adaptation, Financing, Investments, Technology, Water demand, Water management

- WWDR4 Stakeholder Briefing Notes: International Finance Institutions
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Briefing note from WWDR4 for International Finance Institutions (IFIs) and commercial financiers.
- Geographical coverage (region): Global
- Main themes: Financing, Investments

- WWDR4: Overview of Key Messages
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). March 2012
- Overview of key messages from the United Nations World Water Development Report 4 'Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk'.
- Geographical coverage (region): Africa, Arab countries, Asia, Europe, Global, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle-East, Northern America, Pacific Islands
- Main themes: Financing, Investments, Risk management, Vulnerability, Water demand, Water governance, Water management

- (The) Role of Hydrometeorological Services in Disaster Risk Management
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), World Meteorological Organization (WMO). March 2012
- This publication presents the proceedings from the joint workshop co-organized by the World Bank, GFDRR, UNISDR and WMO in Washington, D.C. on March 12, 2012. The purpose of the workshop was to share best practices and experience in innovative and state-of-the-art hydrometeorological services and their use in disaster risk reduction mechanisms that are effectively protecting lives, livelihood, and assets. The first part of the workshop focused on best practices in hydro and weather hazard monitoring and early warning for extreme events. The second part focuse...[Read full description]
- Geographical coverage (region): Asia, Europe, Northern America
- Main themes: Disaster prevention, Economic impact, Floods, Meteorology, Risk management