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Shared global vision for Groundwater Governance 2030 and A Call-for-action

Year of publication 2015

Pages 19 p.

Author Not applicable

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This document is one of three outputs of the project GCP/GLO/277/GEF coordinated by FAO and implemented by FAO, UNESCO IHP and the International Association of Hyrogeologists (IAH), in collaboration with the World Bank and GEF STAP. It envisions groundwater governance for suataining the benefits and services inurred from groundwater, to be achieved by the year 20130. The other two outputs of the projects are the "Global Diagnostic on Groundwater Governance " and the "Global Framework for Action to Achieve the Vision on Groundwater Governance". All three outputs are expected to be published under the name of the 5 partners organizations and shared with policy and decision-makers in countries as well as other stakeholders who have been invoved in the project process or are concerned with groundwater governance. They will also be put online under the project website to be accessible to a large public of policy and decision makers across development sectors. See also the Global Framework for Action to Achieve the Vision on Groundwater Governance and the Global Diagnostic on Groundwater Governance

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