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For downloading, printing, copying, and distribution, these short documents and presentations are a useful tool for explaining different aspects of the global water & sanitation crisis.
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Recommended General Readings
- Drink Up. An exciting, quick, powerful visualization of the world water crisis, appearing in GOOD Magazine, Issue 5, and also availible online.
- Water Watch. National Geographic's special web section on water issues, with fascinating descriptions from around the world, powerful photos, and a series of maps that puts things into perspective.
- The Last Drop, by Michael Specter. Published in The New Yorker, October 23, 2006. 12 pages
- Tapped Out: The Coming World Crisis in Water and What We Can Do About It, by Sen. Paul Simon. Welcome Rain Publishers, New York, 1998.
- WaterAid. “Bridging the Gap: Citizens’ Action for Accountability in Water and Sanitation.” March
2006.
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Reports
- The Millennium Development Goals Report 2006. United Nations. 32pages.
- Beyond Scarcity: Power, poverty, and the global water crisis. Human Development Report 2006. UN
Development Program.
- For Her It's the Big Issue: Putting Women at the Centre of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene. UNICEF, Gender and Water Alliance, Norweigan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. 2006.
This 36-page publication emerges from a joint undertaking by the Water Supply and Sanitation
Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) to
collect and analyse noteworthy examples that demonstrate the widespread impacts of women's
contributions to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions, worldwide.
- Characteristics of Well-Performing Public Water Utilities. By Aldo Baetti, William Kingdom, and Meike van Ginneken. Water Supply & Sanitation Working Notes. Note no. 9, May 2006. 115 p. Published by the World Bank
- Water: A Shared Responsibility. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2. World
Water Assessment Report, UNESCO, Berghahn Books, UN Water. 2006.
- Dirty Water: Estimated Deaths from Water-Related Diseases 2000-2020. By Peter H. Gleick, Pacific Institute Research Report. August 15, 2002.
- In The Public Interest: Health, Education, and Water and Sanitation for All. Oxfam International and
WaterAid. 2006. 126-page report.
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