International waters: delivering results / Andrew Hudson and Jane Fulton (editors)

International Waters – Delivering Results is the fourth in a series of knowledge publications prepared by the UNDP-GEF International Waters programme that document and highlight key results and achievements at the project and portfolio level, comprising four ‘signature’ programme areas: Large Marine Ecosystems; Lakes, Rivers and Aquifers; Integrated Water Resources and Coastal Area Management; and Global Programmes. The portfolio continues to make progress in sustaining the world’s most significant shared water systems for the billions of people who depend on these ecosystems for their livelihoods and security...[from publisher]
Contents : Introduction ; UNDP-GEF International waters portfolio – cumulative results tracker 1991-2012, UNDP-GEF International waters portfolio by the numbers -- Large Marine Ecosystems ; Africa ; Guinea current large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME) project, Agulhas and Somali current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) project ; Implementation of the Benguela current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) strategic action programme ; Ecosystem-based approach to fisheries aanagement - Seamounts in the Southern Indian -Ocean ; Asia and Pacific ; reducing environmental stress in the yellow sea large Marine Ecosystem, Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Programme (ATSEA); Pacific Islands oceanic fisheries management project (OFMP) -- Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Aquifers ; Africa -- Environmental Protection and Sustainable Management of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin (EPSMO) -- Reversing Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Niger River Basin -- Orange-Senqu River Basin Strategic Action Programme -- Implementation of the Lake Tanganyika Strategic Action Programme -- The recovery and sustainability of the baltic sea Large Marine Ecosystem -- Reversal of Land and Water Degradation in Lake Chad Basin -- Senegal River Basin Water and Environmental Management Project -- Arab States : Development of a Strategic Action Programme for the Nubian Shared Aquifer System -- Europe and CIS; -- Implementation of the Dnipro River Basin Strategic Action Programme --- Integrating Multiple Benefits of Wetlands and Floodplains into Management of the Tisza River Basin -- The Caspian Sea: Restoring Depleted Fisheries and Consolidation of a Permanent Regional Environmental Governance Framework (CaspEco) -- Latin America and Caribbean -- Implementation of the Rio de la Plata/Maritime Front Strategic Action Programme -- Integrated Water Resources and Coastal Area Management -- Asia and Pacific; -- Implementing Sustainable Water Resources and Wastewater Management in Pacific Island Countries -- Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) -- Latin America and Caribbean; Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWCAM) -- Reducing Hypoxia and Eutrophication in Havana Bay through Innovative Approaches -- Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast) -- GEF IW:LEARN: Strengthening International Waters Portfolio Delivery and Impact.

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