This book, the first thematic update of the State of the environment in Southern Africa, published in 1994, looks at both freshwater and marine... Read more...
This publication provides decision makers and an interested public in Sweden, as well as concerned people in southern Africa (Angola, Botswana,... Read more...
This report summarizes some of the most important challenges in water resources management for the 21st century as well as discussing different... Read more...
A key lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium A.D. Read more...
This background discussion paper has been developed within Saferworld's two-year research project on 'Prevention of violent conflict and the... Read more...
This document explains how environmental preconditions, like climate and geography, limit human access to water; and how human activities affect the... Read more...
The book starts with the suggestion that the world might soon face a water crisis similar to the energy crisis in the 1970s. Too much water is used... Read more...