1. The Changing Water Paradigm
   • The Changing Nature of Demand
   • Economics of Major Water Projects
   • Meeting Water Demands in the Next Century
   • Summary: New Thinking,New Actions
   • References
2. Water and Human Health
   • Water Supply and Sanitation: Falling Behind
   • Basic Human Needs for Water
   • Water-Related Diseases
   • Update on Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm)
   • Update on Cholera
   • Summary
   • References
3. The Status on Large Dams: An End to an Era
   • Environmental and Social Impacts of Large Dams
   • New Developments in the Dam Debate
   • The Three Gorges Project, Yangtze River, Chinaface
   • The Lesotho Highlands Project, Senqu River Basin, Lesotho
   • References
4. Conflict and Cooperation Over Fresh Water
   • Conflicts over Shared Water Resourcesface
   • Reducing the Risk of Water-Related Conflicts
   • The Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty of 1994
   • The Ganges-Brahmaputra Rivers: Conflict and Agreement
   • Water Disputes in Southern Africa
   • Summary
   • Appendix A: Chronology of Conflict over Water in the Legends, Myths, and History of the Ancient Middle East
   • Appendix B: Water Conflict Chronology
   • References
5. Climate Change and Water Resources: What Does the Future Hold?
   • What Do We Know?
   • Hydrologic Effects of Climate Change
   • Social Impacts of Changes in Water Resources
   • Is the Hydrologic System Showing Signs of Change?
   • Recommendations and Conclusions
   • References
6. New Water Laws, New Water Institutions
   • Water Law and Policy in the New South Africa: A Move Toward Equality
   • The Global Water Partnership
   • World Commission on Dams
   • References
7. Moving Toward a Sustainable Vision for Earth's Fresh Water
   • A Vision for 2050: Sustaining Our Waters

Water Briefs

• Small Comets and the New Debate Over the Origin of Water on Earth
• Water Bag Technology
• Treaty Between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters at Farakka
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
• Water-Related Web Sites

Updated: 03/01/2000
 
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