UN Report - Water for people, Water for life

World Water Assessment Programme For the first time, twenty-three United Nations agencies and convention secretariats have combined their efforts and expertise to produce a collective World Water Development Report, offering a global overview of the state of the world’s freshwater resources. This Executive Summary sets forth the key issues and seven pilot case studies presented in this important and timely reference book. UNESCO PUBLISHING | BERGHAHN BOOKS Secretariat: c/o UNESCO/Division of Water Sciences 1, rue Miollis F-75732 Paris Cedex 15 Tel. : +33 1 45 68 39 28 / Fax: +33 1 45 68 58 29 E-mail: wwap@unesco. org www. unesco. org/water/wwap Water for People Water for Life The United Nations World Water Development Report ExecutiveSummary