AQUASTAT - Disambiguation of water statistics

dc.creatorKohli, A.;Frenken, K.;Spottorno, C.
dc.date2023-04-27T11:54:51Z
dc.date2023-04-27T11:54:51Z
dc.date2012
dc.date2018-01-09T23:27:33.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-28T00:21:26Z
dc.descriptionWater statistics at all levels are crucial for sustainable development and management. They shape policy, decision - making, and act as a proxy for development. Integrated Water Resource s Management (IWRM) plans around basic informati on on water resources and use. Unfortunately, the nomenclature surrounding water information is often confusing and gives rise to different interpretations and thus confusion. When discussing the way in which renewable water res ources are utilized, the ter ms water use , usage , withdrawal , consumption, abstraction, extraction, utilization, supply and demand are often used without clearly stating what is meant. This note attempts to shed light on how the AQUASTAT programme defines these terms, although readers should be aware that these definitions are not globally standardized. Harmonization efforts within the UN system are ongoing.
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dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/bc816e
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/a-bc816e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/306873
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.relationFAO AQUASTAT Report
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleAQUASTAT - Disambiguation of water statistics
dc.titleAQUASTAT - Disambiguation of water statistics
dc.typeDocument

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