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UN HABITAT - Water Demand Management Cookbook
Abstract
Almost all of the world's major cities will enter the 21st century facing a water crisis. The
explosive growth of urban centres over the past 25 years or so, which continues unabated, is
rapidly depleting previously bountiful fresh water resources. The urban water challenge is
taking an ominous dimension in vast tracts of Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, where
the situation is most precarious. Rapid urbanisation, growing populations and development
are overwhelming traditional water management practices.
Water scarcity is also a potential source of social and political conflict. Rapid population
growth in urban areas has led to degraded environments and increasing competition for
resources. The world’s cities not only face the challenge of supplying safe water and
adequate sanitation facilities to their residents, but must also ensure that the available water
is not wasted or contaminated. An integrated approach to urban water management is
essential for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of cities.
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