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02667aam a2200397Ia 4500 001 5CB929C86A8C11E689525693DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160825010506 008 100514s2009 nyuab b i000 0 eng d 020 $a 9211283299 020 $a 9789211283297 035 $a (OCoLC)614858511 040 $a EQO $c EQO $d UIU $d CLU $d COD $d COO $d FDA $d AGX $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a aw----- 086 $a E/ESCWA/SDPD/2009/4 $2 undocs 245 00 $a Role of desalination in addressing water scarcity / $c Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 260 $a New York : $b United Nations, $c 2009. 300 $a vi, 46 p. : $b ill., map ; $c 28 cm. 490 1 $a ESCWA water development report, $x 1817-1990 ; $v 3 530 $a Also available online. 520 $a There is a growing concern among the international community that a pending water crisis is threatening the entire global population, not only those living in arid to semi-arid areas. This report, the second in the series of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR), gives and overview of the water resources in the ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) region based on the most recent data and information obtained from member countries. The state of water resources in the region is analyzed and assessed on the basis of data and indicators selected from available information and within the context of integrated water resources management (IWRM). The report provides a comprehensive summary of the current situation of water resources in each member country in term of availability, accessibility and sustainability.--Publisher's description. 505 2 $a Review of water resources : supply and demand -- Desalination capacity and future prospects -- Overview of desalination technologies -- Examining the full cost of desalination -- Reducing the cost of desalination -- Conclusions and recommendations. 500 $a "Sales No. E.09.II.L.7"--T.p. verso. 500 $a "10 November 2009". 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Saline water conversion $z Middle East $x Costs. 650 0 $a Water resources development $z Middle East. 650 0 $a Water-supply $z Middle East. 710 2 $a United Nations. $b Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 830 0 $a ESCWA water development report ; $v 3. 856 41 $u http://www.escwa.un.org/information/publications/edit/upload/sdpd-09-4.pdf $z Connect to online resource 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217021925.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825082341.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5CB929C86A8C11E689525693DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search