strategy
Developing water resources
Context:
Water is essential to sustain life. The availability of water in quantities, and of a quality, sufficient to meet basic human needs is a prerequisite both for improved health and for sustainable development. 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 mobilization of water resources, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas.
Broader:
Developing Narrower:
Developing inclusive water resources Facilitates:
Managing water Facilitated by:
Developing appropriate water management technologyDeveloping sound recruitment for water resource agenciesStrengthening water resource research capabilities in developing countries Organizations:
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International Subjects:
Hydrology → WaterResources → Resources
Development → Development
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
