Toward Sustainable Management of Water Resources (World Bank, 1995): Directions in development

Toward Sustainable Management of Water Resources (World Bank, 1995)

		(introduction...)
		Directions in development
		Acknowledgments
		A new appreciation for water
		Failure of current policies
		Four principal failures
		New stresses require a new approach
		A framework for improving the management of water resources
		A comprehensive cross-sectoral approach
		Water use per capita declined nearly 10 percent.
		Environment and health
		Conclusion
		Bibliography

Directions in development

Ismail Serageldin

1995 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD Bank 1818 H Street. N.W. Washington. D.C. 20433

The findings. interpretations. and conclusions expressed in this study are entirely those of the author and should not he attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.

Cover photograph from the Corel Corporation.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Serageldin, Ismail 1944 sustainable management of wafer resources lsmail Serageldin.
p. cm.— (Directions in development)

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-8213-3413-1

1. Water resources development.
2. Water resources development — Developing countries.
3. Sustainable development.
4. Sustainable development — Developing countries.
I. Title.
II. Series: Directions in development (Washington D C ) TC 405.S44 1995

333.9115—dc 2 95-19586 CIP