Water use and management

Table of contents Toward a world of thirst?ForewordExecutive summary Water and population 1. State of the world’s water 2. Freshwater resources Storage, distribution and circulation Water use and management A scarce and competitive resource Water management in urban area River’s fragmentation Pollution Biodiversity in freshwater Water and political conflicts Water and health Pricing water 3. Coastal and marine water Marine biodiversity Economic activities: Fisheries and ecotourism Coastal pollution 4. Water and climate change LinksReferences About this reportCreditsDisclaimerCopyright

In this chapter Water withdrawal and consumption: the big gap Trends in global water use by sector More water evaporates from reservoirs than is consumed by humans Freshwater use by sector at the beginning of the 2000s Freshwater use: country profiles Total population: access to an improved water source Total population: access to sanitation Inequity in access to clean water and sanitation Who will not reach the water and sanitation millennium development goal?