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Global water scarcity
Other | English | Water supply and sanitation
The issue of water scarcity is acquiring a new impetus. Not too long ago, it was primarily viewed as part of the suite of
issues which make up climate change, but like carbon emissions, it is fast...Issued on 2010.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Sustainable Water Management in the City of the Future
PDF | English | Health care Irrigated farming and water management Water supply and sanitation
SWITCH (Sustainable Water Management
Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health) ProjectIssued on 2011.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
The Challenge of Reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) in Developing Countries
PDF | English | Irrigated farming and water management Water supply and sanitation
One of the major issues affecting water utilities in the developing world is the considerable
difference between the amount of water put into the distribution system and the amount of
water bille...Issued on 2006.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Seawater Desalination Power Consumption
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
Virtually everything we do affects our ability to harness and expend energy. One simple, small-scale
example is the energy expended by our bodies to fight the effect of gravity as salts and impuri...Issued on 2011.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
World Water Development Report 2016: Water and Jobs
PDF | English | Agricultural development Economic growth and development Water supply and sanitation
Water is an essential component of national and local economies, and is needed to create and maintain jobs
across all sectors of the economy. Half of the global workforce is employed in eight wate...Issued on 2016.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Water for a sustainable world
PDF | English | Socioeconomic development Water supply and sanitation
Water flows through the three pillars of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental. Water resources, and
the essential services they provide, are among the keys to achieving pov...Issued on 2015.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Jordan’s Water Resources: Challenges for the Future
Other | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
This paper reviews the status of the water resources in the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan in the context of the global pattern of increasing demand for water linked to
population increase, a growin...Issued on 2008.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Environmental Impact Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Unit at Public ...
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Waste management
The environmental impact assessment (EIA) study
conducted for the construction of Wastewater Treatment Unit (WWTU) at Public Security
Directorate compound (PSD) in Moqablane area south of Amman. ...Issued on 2013.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Assessment of Direct and Indirect Impacts of Climate Change Scenarios
PDF | English | Climate change Water supply and sanitation
There are several barriers to water sector adaptation to Climate Change that threaten the sustainability
of Jordan’s achievement of the MDG targets, these include: (i) climate change risks not suf...Issued on 2012.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Controlling Harmful Discharges in the Amman-Zarqa Basin
PDF | English | Hydrology and water resources Water supply and sanitation
This report summarizes results of two related Work Plan Activities: control of harmful industrial discharges (Activity 4.3), and the accompanying industrial wastewater discharge regulations (Activ...
Issued on 2001.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago