Climate Change and Water in Mountains: A Global Concern
Mountains are recognized as particularly sensitive physical environments where intense and rapid changes have in the past, and may increasingly in the future, place pressure on their resource base. How are mountain regions affected by the evolution of water resources and their uses ? What kind of risks need to be considered ?
Water in the city : reference site for water management
The Water in the City website is a service of the International Office for Water to help communities. It offers practical, technical, legal and economic answers to questions related to drinking water, collective and non-collective sanitation.
Climate Change and Water in Mountains: A Global Concern
Mountains are recognized as particularly sensitive physical environments where intense and rapid changes have in the past, and may increasingly in the future, place pressure on their resource base. How are mountain regions affected by the evolution of water resources and their uses ? What kind of risks need to be considered ?
Good news about water
It is rare that the headlines are positive when it comes to the environment. However, although the situation is not rosy, it is improving in some cases thanks to questioning and changes in actions. This is the case in different regions of the world with respect to their water consumption.
Aquastat, FAO's global information system on water and agriculture
This resource will be of interest to public managers, water engineers, agricultural consultants and farmers. In the classroom, it is recommended for high school students and students of hydrology and agricultural technology.