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… Services GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade HIA Health Impact Assessment ICESCR International Covenant on … Directive Concerning Urban Waste Water Treatment WHO World Health Organization WPWP Working Party on Water Problems … empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure …

… recognised the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in combating … The link between social well-being and en- vironmental health is now well recognised and any attempts to secure … human life; a water crisis would have adverse impacts on health and welfare, the environment and economics world-wide. …

… in LMEs, and activities on land and in the sea put LME health and productivity at risk, compromising the … in capacity to adapt. Future deterioration of ecosystem health and climate change will exacerbate an already … adequate data and information provisions. 4.3 The Ocean Health Index measures progress towards ten public policy …

… aims to inform, guide and stimulate further action for the health of our environment. What were the most outstanding … on economies and the environment, as well as on human health and well-being. Four severe hurricanes in sequence … ecosystems and biodiversity, water, agriculture, human health and economy (EEA 2004). A year of extreme weather …

… Programme WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organization vtaBle of contents Table of Contents … the human condition can be enhanced through improved health and more sustainable resource exploitation and … manifold and range from economic advantages and social and health benefits, to the more obvious environmental benefits. …

… and water, agriculture and water, technology and water, health and water—that affect water management. No single … These goals seek to address extreme poverty by improving health and promoting peace, human rights, gender equality and … services, the improvement of human settlements, public health and poverty reduction. This brings into focus the need …

… resources. As you will see, we argue that land – its health and productivity – is vital for any effective global … in countries big and small, rich and poor, that the health and condition of our land resources are often not … loss and climate change further jeopardize the health and productivity of land: higher carbon emissions and …

… human rights. They are also the foundations for public health and human development. For example, an estimated 1.6 … in climate change policy-making. The human rights to health, housing (including secure tenure), and food are … indispensible for the realisation of the rights to life, health, housing and education, among others. For example, …

… .............................. 75 9. Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of … is of the utmost urgency in order to protect public health, public safety or other equally important interests, … States or to their environment, including harm to human health or safety, to Groundwater in international law 29 the …

… flows provide critical contributions to river health, economic deve- lopment and poverty alleviation. They … choices, but they have to be made to ensure the long-term health of the basin and the activities it encompasses. The … on stakeholders’ decisions about the future character and health status of these ecosystems. Scientists and experts can …