Global Assessment of the Vulnerability of Water Resources to Environmental Change

This a framework used to assess the vulnerability of surface and groundwater to human land uses, within an integrated river basin management approach. In Africa, the project has provided significant baseline information on vulnerable aquifers fed by the River Nile in North Africa, serious freshwater shortages in West Africa, the variable rain-fed aquifers of Eastern Africa, and the uneven distribution of freshwater in Southern Africa. More detailed assessments on the rivers, lakes and aquifer basins are being carried out in Africa, including Central Africa and the Indian ocean Islands. Assessments have begun in Asia. Latin America and the Caribbean will follow soon. This approach will also include the Integrated Water Resource management. There is a specific focus on groundwater vulnerability.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	United Nations Environment Programme
Other Authors:	Science Division
Format:	Reports, Books and Booklets biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	water, water analysis, water conservation, water consumption, water demand, water management, water monitoring, water protection, water quality, water resource, water resources management, water utilisation;environmental assessment, freshwater conservation, freshwater degradation, freshwater ecosystem, freshwater monitoring, fresh water pollution, freshwater resource, environmental conservation, environmental impact, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection, environmental change, river basin development, river management, natural resource, resource conservation, resources management, Ecosystem Management, Resource Efficency,
Online Access:	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7846
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