strategy
Transferring new water techniques to developing countries
Description:
The development of interactive databases, forecasting methods and economic planning models appropriate to the task of managing water resources in an efficient and sustainable manner will require the application of new techniques such as geographical information systems and expert systems to gather, assimilate, analyse and display multisectoral information and to optimize decision-making. In addition, the development of new and alternative sources of water-supply and low-cost water technologies will require innovative applied research. This will involve the transfer, adaptation and diffusion of new techniques and technology among developing countries, as well as the development of endogenous capacity, for the purpose of dealing with the added dimension of integrating engineering, economic, environmental and social aspects of water resources management and predicting the effects in terms of human impact. 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. Broader:
Introducing techniques Facilitates:
Managing water Facilitated by:
Facilitating transfer of environmentally sound technologies Subjects:
Hydrology → WaterCommunication → Communication
Technology → Technical
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
