World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
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| Chair | World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) | UN-Water Zaragoza Office | UN-Water Bonn Office | ||
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| Key UN-Water Resources: Water Monitoring (Monitoring Task Force report - Aug 08) | | ||
| Related WaterWiki-resources: World Water Development Report | 4th World Water Forum - Mexico | 5th World Water Forum - Istanbul | Water Monitoring | ||
| Key External Links: About UN-Water | About WWAP | World Water Development Report (WWDR) | ||
| Name | World Water Assessment Programme |
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| Geographic Scope | Global |
| Subject Focus/Expertise | Management (supply and quality) of freshwater resources |
| Contact | World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
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Description
The WWAP, building on the achievements of the many previous endeavours, focuses on assessing the developing situation as regards freshwater throughout the world. The primary output of the WWAP is the periodic World Water Development Report (WWDR). The Programme focuses on terrestrial freshwater, but will link with the marine near-shore environments and coastal zone regions as principal sinks for land-based sources of pollution and sedimentation and as areas where the threat of flooding and the potential impact of sea level rise on freshwater resources is particularly acute. WWAP's goals are to:
- assess the state of the world's freshwater resources and ecosystems;
- identify critical issues and problems;
- develop indicators and measure progress towards achieving sustainable use of water resources;
- help countries develop their own assessment capacity;
- document lessons learned and publish a World Water Development Report (WWDR) at regular intervals.
Mission/Mandate
WWAP's mission is to develop the tools and skills needed to achieve a better understanding of those basic processes, management practices and policies that will help improve the supply and quality of global freshwater resources.
Information Resources/Tools/Materials
Statistics
Publications
- The 2nd UN World Water Development Report: 'Water, a shared responsibility' - For some, the water crisis means having to walk long distances every day to fetch enough drinking water – clean or unclean – just to get by. For others, it means suffering from avoidable malnutrition or disease caused by drought, flood or inadequate sanitation. Still others experience it as a lack of funds, institutions or knowledge to solve local problems of water use and allocation.
