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Selected Reference Material from the 3rd World Water Forum

The 3rd World Water Forum was an important opportunity for interaction and dialogue. To help facilitate this opportunity, many of the participating organizations distributed a wide array of publications, reports and booklets; many of which were specially produced specifically for the Forum. The following is a list of some of the reference materials and accompanying weblinks from the Forum. Display copies of additional publications, which are not posted on web sites, are available in Environment Canada's Water Policy and Co-ordination Directorate document centre.


Poverty

Asian Development Bank
Water and Poverty Initiative
Fighting Poverty Through Water Management File format: PDF
Rural Poverty and Water Initiative File format: PDF

Organisation For Economic Co-operation and Development
Aid Activities in the Water Sector 1997-2002

Overseas Development Institute (United Kingdom)

Water Aid
Does PSP Benefit The Poor? The Synthesis Report

World Bank
Water – a priority for responsible growth and poverty reduction : an agenda for investment and policy change

Governance

Global Water Partnership
Sharing Knowledge for Equitable, Efficient and Sustainable Water Resource Management: Integrated Water Resource Management Toolbox

Global Water Partnership, Technical Committee
Dialogue on Effective Water Governance: Learning from the Dialogues

International Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management (Cap-Net)
Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management: The Importance of Local Ownership, Partnerships and Demand Responsiveness

The Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat
Policy Guidelines for the Nile River Basin Strategic Action Program

Pacific Institute
Valuing Water for Better Governance

United Nations Environment Programme
Food and Agriculture Organization
Oregon State University
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements

World Water Council
World Water Vision

World Water Council, Water Action Unit
World Water Actions: Making Water Flow for All
Forum Edition, March 2003

Gender

Gender and Water Alliance
Tapping Into Sustainability: Issues and Trends in Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation

International Water and Sanitation Centre
Gender in Community Water Supply, Sanitation and Water Resource Protection: a guide to methods and techniques

Self Employed Women's Association
Self Employed Women's Association – Water Campaign

UNDP: Water Governance - Gender
The Gender and Water Resource Guide

United Nations Population Fund
Global Population and Water: Access and Sustainability File format: PDF

Women's Environment and Development Organization
Untapped Connections: Gender, Water and Poverty File format: PDF

Flooding

International Flood Network
Establishment of International Flood Network

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives

Health and Sanitation

International Water and Sanitation Centre
IRC online publications

Water Aid
Looking Back: The Long Term Impacts of Water and Sanitation Projects

Water and Sanitation Programme
Publications and Videos

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
Operation and Maintenance of rural water supply and sanitation systems: a training package for managers and planners

World Chlorine Council
The World Chlorine Council and Sustainable Development File format: PDF
Drop of Life: Delivering Safe Water to the World File format: PDF

World Health Organization
Water Sanitation and Health – Electronic Library

Climate Change

Dialogue on Water and Climate
Climate changes the water rules: How water managers can cope with today's variability and tomorrow's climate change
Changing the water policy climate: A summary for policy makers File format: PDF

Other

Suez
Activities and Sustainable Development Report

United Nations Environment Programme
Water for the Future: An Annotated Bibliography for World Water Day and the International Year of Freshwater

UN World Water Assessment Program
The United Nations World Water Development Report: Water for People, Water for Life


 
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