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This official report of the Board of Auditors transmits to the United Nations General Assembly the financial report and audited financial statements of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme...

Official Records of the Financial Report and Audited Financial Statements for the Biennium Ended 31 December 2009 and Report of the Board of Auditors: United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

The Bolivia Summit of the Americas declared in 1996 that despite extensive efforts by countries in the Americas to improve water use and management, demand continues to rise while contamination has...

By the year 2025, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's population will be urban dwellers. In Water for Urban Areas, leading experts offer unique insights into varied issues of...

This official record provides the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including associate trust funds and other related accounts, for the year ended 31...

This official record provides the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including associate trust funds and other related accounts, for the biennium ended 21...

Due to the large disparity in the availability of water between the wet northern region and the drier south parts of Southern Africa, water management has become an issue of critical importance to...

This official record provides the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including associate trust funds and other related accounts, for the year ended 31...

The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface and play an important part in our lives by controlling climate and weather conditions; hosting shipping, transportation, recreation and...

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins contain the largest number of the world's poor in any one region. The population is increasing steadily and unless the current development trends are broken...

In the Middle East and North Africa, water is rapidly becoming the key development issue. The region has one of the highest population growth rates in the world and scarce natural water supplies. This...

A new bibliography which catalogues scientific literature in the fields of geology, chemistry and biology pertaining to the Black Sea. The 4,542 entries attest to the magnitude of scientific and other...

A combination of factors, including the environmental degradation of the Black Sea, a period of overfishing, and the presence of opportunistic invader species have led to a rapid decline in the Black...

The waters of the Black Sea have supported a rich and diverse marine life. However, in recent decades the Black Sea has come under severe threat due to the combined impacts of eutrophication, anoxia...

Currently, there is growing recognition that biodiversity is a global asset of incalculable value to present and future generations. This book reviews the present state of the Black Sea ecosystem and...