Balancing competing water uses--a necessity for sustainable development.
The UNEP Water Policy and Strategy emphasises the need for environmentally sustainable water use as a key to sustainable development, including poverty reduction. The development of UNEP programmes over the years has produced an integrated, comprehensive and dynamic approach to competing water uses.
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