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Water
Title: Guide to water Statistics - Sustaninable Development Information Service
Resource Type: Database
Resource Language(s): English    
Abstract: This is a guide to worldwide water statistics maintained by the United National Environment Program (UNEP) , World Health Organization (WHO) and International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC), which can be searched for Costa Rica. Includes information and connections on:
  • Drinking Water and Sanitation; Drinking Water and Sanitation Statistics (WHO)
  • Freshwater Quality: Global Environmental Data (UNEP/GEMS) & Global Freshwater Quality (UNEP/GEMS)
  • Lakes: State of World Lakes (ILEC) & Global Resource Information Database (GRID) (UNEP/GEMS/GRID)
  • Affiliation: World Resources Institute
    Title: The World's Water
    Resource Type: Web Site
    Resource Language(s): English    
    Author: Peter Glieck
    Abstract: A site dedicated to providing up-to-date water information and data and web connections to organizations, institutions, and individuals working on a wide range of global freshwater problems and solutions.

    Includes a section of The World's Water is devoted to tables, figures, and maps from Peter Glieck's book The World's Water(1998-1999 edition)
  • Table 1: Total Renewable Freshwater Supply By Country  (The Philippines:323 km3/year in 1975)
  • Table 2: Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector (The Philippines: 29.5 cubic km withdrawal, 393 m3/capita, uses 18% for domestic, 21% for industrial, 61% for agricultural purposes - 1975)
  • Table 7: Access to Safe Drinking Water in Developing Countries by Region
  • Table 8: Access to Sanitation in Developing Countries by Region
  • Table 16: Desalination Capacity by Country, January 1, 1996 (The Philippines:  5,648 m3/day)


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