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The Book: 1998-1999
Book Cover The first volume of The World's Water (1998-1999) was published in 1998. It includes chapters on the changing global paradigm for water management and use, the environmental implications of large dams, possible consequences of climate change, and the links between water resources and conflict. The book also contains more than fifty charts, tables, and maps that present the most current data on a range of factors including: the availability and use of water, numbers of threatened and endangered species, dam and desalination capacity worldwide, and much more.
 
The 1998-1999 book may be purchased at the Island Press online bookstore.
 

Updated: 03/01/2000
 
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