عنوان

Water and Health in Europe :

(Number (ISBN

1280116005

(Number (ISBN

9289013605

(Number (ISBN

9781280116001

(Number (ISBN

9789289013604

Number

b796283

Title Proper

Water and Health in Europe :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a Joint Report.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Geneva :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

World Health Organization,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

July 2002.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource

Series Title

Who Regional Publications. European Ser.

Text of Note

Profound pressures on Europe's water resources affect health, the economy and sustainable development. Industrialization, intensification of agriculture, growing populations and increases in recreational demands accentuate the necessity for sufficient high-quality water resources. Conflicts between uses and users, coupled with the occurrence of natural disasters such as droughts and floods, highlight the need for sustainable management of water. Universal access to safe drinking-water and sanitation that protect human health and the environment is of primary concern in the pursuit of health and development. Nevertheless, water-related diseases occur throughout Europe, to which rural populations, socially excluded people and populations in areas affected by armed hostilities are especially vulnerable.; Although some aspects of water quality and supply have improved in some countries since the 1990s, progress has been variable. Renewed emphasis is being placed on microbial quality and the acknowledgement of previously unrecognized and re-emerging microbial and other hazards. Many of the suggested solutions are as applicable in the 21st century as they were in the 1990s. However, major changes in administrative arrangements affected many countries in Europe in the 19902, including the supply of water and sanitation services, land-use activities, pollution control and activities related to public health surveillance.; Partnerships and action were key themes of the Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in London in June 1999. To this end the WHO Regional Office for Europe, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, prepared a Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. This publication provides information on many of the issues covered by the Protocol, such as adequate supplies of drinking-water and sanitation, water for irrigation and recreational use, monitoring of hazards, and public participation in decision-making. The evidence presented was collected through an extensive co-ordinated data-gathering process, in which many organizations and individuals throughout the European Region have co-operated.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

00024203

Title

Water and Health in Europe.

International Standard Book Number

9789289013604

Water-- Microbiology-- Europe.

Water-supply-- Europe.

Water-- Microbiology.

Water-supply.

Europe.

7

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Bartram, Jamie

Gowers, Alison

Thyssen, Niels

European Environment Agency Staff,author.

Who Regional Office For Europe Staff,author.

World Health Organization Regional Office For Europe Staff,author.

Date of Transaction

20201207091031.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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