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An Overview of the State of the World’s Fresh and Marine Waters - 2nd Edition - 2008

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State of the world’s water

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More water evaporates from reservoirs than is consumed by humans

Throughout the 20th century, global water use has increased in the agricultural, domestic and industrial sectors. Evaporation from reservoirs has increased at a slower rate. Projections indicate that both global water use and evaporation will continue to increase.

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Water withdrawal and consumption: the big gap	Trends in global water use by sector	Freshwater use by sector at the beginning of the 2000s
Freshwater use: country profiles	Total population: access to an improved water source	Total population: access to sanitation
Inequity in access to clean water and sanitation	Who will not reach the water and sanitation millennium development goal?

Chapter 1

State of the world’s water

Chapter 2

Freshwater resources

Storage, distribution and circulation

Water use and management

A scarce and competitive resource

Water management in urban area

River’s fragmentation

Pollution

Biodiversity in freshwater

Water and political conflicts

Water and health

Pricing water

Chapter 3

Coastal and marine water

Marine biodiversity

Economic activities: Fisheries and ecotourism

Coastal pollution

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Water and climate change

More water evaporates from reservoirs than is consumed by humans

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