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Water, The World's Common Heritage
- 1st Edition
- Authors: Shady Attia, A. Szollosi-Nagy, M. Aït-Kadi
- Language: English
The First World Water Forum, hosted by King Hassan II of Morocco and organized by the World Water Council, brought together water professionals, academics, diplomats, economists… Read more
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The First World Water Forum, hosted by King Hassan II of Morocco and organized by the World Water Council, brought together water professionals, academics, diplomats, economists and engineers to review the problems of water supply and scarcity from a global viewpoint. The Forum acted as a starting point for further thinking about water policy.
For policy makers in water.
Selected papers: Preface. Welcome (Sa Majesté Hassan II). The Declaration of Marrakesh. L'eau et la globalisation des échanges (H. Abouyoub). The role of fresh water in sustainable development (P. Najlis). From Mar del Plata to Marrakesh: rhetoric and reality (A.K. Biswas). The need for a blue revolution in the fresh water sector (A. Milburn). Water policy development in practice (L. Chalker). Water as a metaphor for governance: issues in the management of water resources in Africa (K. Asmal). Water and the U.S. Army corps of engineers (H.M. Lancaster). Governments and NGOs: partners for the next millennium (J. Lane). Water supply and sanitation: changes in the way we do things (R. Wirasinha). The need for a long term vision in the hydropower sector: a perspective from Latin America (H. Roo). Summation: the road ahead (I. Serageldin). Statement to the first world water forum (K.A. Annan). Vers une nouvelle éthique de l'eau (F. Mayor). L'eau, patrimoine de l'humanite (J. Diouf). Changements climatiques et gestion des ressources en eau douce (G.O.P. Obasi). Sustainable management of water resources: an action agenda for the new millennium (I. Serageldin). Water, Energy and the environment (A. Wijkman). La rôle du secteur privé dans la gestion de l'eau (J. Monod). The role of consulting firms in promoting public–private partnership (A. Taylor). Fresh water and biodiversity (M. Ejigu). Water and civilization (F. Mayor). Water: cares or mistreatings? (P.A. Romano). The world's water: is there enough? (E. Dowdeswell). Déclaration du Rotary International (M. Benmejdoub). Rôle de l'OMS dans la consolidation de l'action nationale dans le domaine de l'eau (T. Zeribi). Closing statement (I. Serageldin). Author index.
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
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- Imprint: Elsevier Science
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Shady Attia
Ranked as a top world-cited scientist in the fields of building and construction, energy, built environment, and design by Stanford University (2019-2024), Dr. Shady Attia is an architectural engineer and professor of sustainable architecture and building technology at the University of Liège in Belgium. He is the head of the Sustainable Building Design Lab, founded in 2014, whose activities focus on design decisions support for high-performance buildings and their lifecycle assessment. The overarching goal of his research efforts is to promote energy efficiency, carbon neutral built environment, circularity, and low-impact buildings. Dr. Attia is also an active member of ASHRAE, IBPSA, and PLEA, a LEED-accredited professional, and Faculty Member of the US Green Buildings Council. As an independent consultant, he has worked with several governments and development agencies, including UNDP, USAID, and GIZ, on building efficiency programs and private building design.
Affiliations and expertise
Prof. of Sustainable Architecture and Building Technology; Head of Sustainable Building Design Lab (SBD); President of the Doctoral School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumAS
A. Szollosi-Nagy
Affiliations and expertise
United Nations Development Programme, Paris, FranceMA
M. Aït-Kadi
Affiliations and expertise
Ministry of Agriculture, Rabat, Morocco