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GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS CARIBBEA

Global International Waters Assessment

Caribbean Sea/Colombia & Venezuela, Central America & Mexico

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Colombia & Venezuela and Central America & Mexico sub-systems. In the Colombia & Venezuela sub-system, coastal habitats are being degraded by a multitude of issues, particularly land-based sources of pollution. The transboundary ecosy...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS EASTERN

Global International Waters Assessment

Eastern Equatorial Pacific

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the assessment of the GIWA Eastern Equatorial Pacific region, which includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Pollution in the Southwest Mexico sub-system, freshwater shortage in the Central Equatorial Pacific sub-system, and t...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS HUMBOLDT

Global International Waters Assessment

Humboldt Current

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Humboldt Current region. The world’s largest upwelling area, supporting highly productive fisheries, is located within the boundaries of the region. The economy of the region is primarily based on fisheries, agriculture, oil-related industry, mining...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS MEKONG

Global International Waters Assessment

Mekong River

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Mekong River region. Rapid economic development and population growth are increasing the demand for water, energy and food, necessitating more hydro-dams, the intensification of agricultural and fisheries production, and higher rates of deforestatio...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT: EAST

Global International Waters Assessment

East African Rift Valley Lakes

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the assessment of Lakes Turkana, Tanganyika, Victoria and Malawi – the largest of the East African Rift Valley Lakes and among the oldest lakes in the world. The lakes are renowned for their high endemism and support a vital socio-economic service as a core for transportation...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS OYASHI

Global International Waters Assessment

Oyashio Current

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Oyashio Current region – one of the most productive waters in East Asia. Changes in the hydrological cycle and ocean circulation have affected the productivity of the fisheries whilst overfishing has depleted commercial fish stocks. T...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS SEA

Global International Waters Assessment

Sea of Okhotsk

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Sea of Okhotsk region. Rapid population growth and economic development have led to increasing pollution loads in the Amur River basin, placing increasing pressure on its diverse ecosystems. In the Sea of Okhotsk region, fishing fleet...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS CASPIAN

Global International Waters Assessment

Caspian Sea

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GIWA Regional Assessment
20 Oct 2006
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Caspian Sea – the largest land-locked water body on earth, bordered by five countries and influenced by three more in the catchment area. The assessment of the current situation and historical trends identified that Habitat and community modificatio...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS BALTIC

Global International Waters Assessment

Baltic Sea

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Baltic Sea region. It is a semi-enclosed sea, which together with other physical as well as socio-economic characteristics, makes it very sensitive to anthropogenic pressures. Eutrophication remains the most pressing problem in the region, as nitrog...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS CHALLEN

Global International Waters Assessment

Challenges of International Waters - The Final Report

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
The Global International Waters Assessment Final Report provides a comprehensive review of the most important findings from the regional reports. It summarises the major transboundary concerns and their environmental and socio-economic impacts. To better understand these concerns and develop solu...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS SO CHINA

Global International Waters Assessment

South China Sea

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the South China Sea region. The region supports a rapidly growing coastal population, and has rapidly deteriorating marine ecosystems with the likely immediate collapse of many of its coral reefs and pelagic fish populations. Habitat modification and ov...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS EAST CHI

Global International Waters Assessment

East China Sea

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the East China Sea region. This region receives tremendous inflow of freshwater and terrestrial sediments, predominantly from China’s mainland. The region is characterised by a large population and rapid economic development. The natural ...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS ARAL SEA

Global International Waters Assessment

Aral Sea

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Aral Sea. Practically all renewable water resources in the region are being used, predominantly for irrigation, and the regional economy is developing under conditions of increasing freshwater shortages. Freshwater shortage, and speci...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS RUSSIAN

Global International Waters Assessment

Russian Arctic

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Russian Arctic region. The region contains significant stocks of natural resources, like oil and gas. The exploitation of these resources leads to severe environmental impacts, where the issues chemical pollution, oil spills and modif...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:PACIFI

Global International Waters Assessment

Pacific Islands

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GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Pacific Islands region, which comprises 23 island nations or territories. In addition to highlighting the overexploitation of fish and other living resources in densely populated areas, this report emphasises the vulnerability of many of these small...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS CARI ISL

Global International Waters Assessment

Caribbean Islands

Series:
GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Caribbean Islands region. A variety of human activities are impacting the region’s sensitive and unique ecosystems, upon which the population is so dependent for their social well-being and economic survival. Pollution, originating from both land-ba...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:CARIBB

Global International Waters Assessment

Caribbean Sea/Small Islands

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GIWA Regional Assessment
19 May 2006
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Small Islands sub-system of the Caribbean Sea region. Habitat and community modification, as a result of anthropogenic pressures, was found to cause the most severe transboundary environmental and socio-economic impacts in the sub-system. The govern...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS INDIAN

Global International Waters Assessment

Indian Ocean Islands

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GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the assessment of the Indian Ocean Islands, one of two oceanic assessments conducted by the GIWA. The region covers the Island States of Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles and the vast oceanic expanses between them. The most important transboundary concern is pollu...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:LAKE C

Global International Waters Assessment

Lake Chad Basin

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GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report represents the GIWA Assessment of the Lake Chad Basin, which is located in one of the poorest and most drought prone regions in the world. Climatic variability and poor water governance has threatened the ecological and socio-economic integrity of the region. The past and present stat...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESS AMAZON

Global International Waters Assessment

Amazon Basin

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GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the assessment of the Amazon Basin – the largest basin on the planet and also one of the least understood. Although sparsely inhabited, the Basin is subject to extensive anthropogenic impacts through deforestation, mining, hydropower generation and agricultural activities tha...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:BRAZIL

Global International Waters Assessment

Brazil Current

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GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the assessment of the GIWA region Brazil Current. Increased anthropogenic pressures due to economic development and urbanisation in the coastal area have polluted the water environment and caused severe impact on important ecosystems. Significant changes in the suspended soli...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:PATAGO

Global International Waters Assessment

Patagonian Shelf

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GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the assessment of Patagonian Shelf and associated river basins. The report focuses on the La Plata River Basin, the second largest watershed in South America, and the South Atlantic Drainage System, comprising basins that drain large arid areas of Argentina. Pollution in the ...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:BARENT

Global International Waters Assessment

Barents Sea

Series:
GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005