strategy
Expanding monitoring of freshwater quality and quantity
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends initiating a global observing system of parameters needed for the rational management of coastal and mountain zones and significantly expanding freshwater quantity/quality monitoring systems, particularly in developing countries. Narrower:
Establishing water monitoring networksAssessing water supply monitoring results annuallyMonitoring water quality threatened by toxic materials storage sites Facilitated by:
Monitoring drinking waterMonitoring water pollutionIntegrating climate change and environmental monitoring programmes Values:
Quality Subjects:
Hydrology → WaterResearch, Standards → Inspection, tests
Research, Standards → Quality unification
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
