Integrated water resources development and management.
1996
Details
SymbolE/RES/1996/50
TitleIntegrated water resources development and management.
Summary
Reaffirms the concept of water as a scarce and vulnerable resource needed for the integrated development and management of land and water resources in the framework of the national planning process, including its linkages to economic and social objectives, land and ocean resources; recommends that Governments consider adopting measures designed to improve the efficient use of water resources in the context of sustainable production and consumption patterns and the growing importance of world trade; also recommends that Governments take urgent action, as appropriate, according to their national policies and priorities, on the formulation and implementation of policies for the management of water resources in large cities and towns; the water resources requirements for food production relative to other needs; accelerating significantly the rate of progress in the provision of water supply and sanitation, particularly for the urban and rural poor; the control of pollution from land-based sources, sewage and effluents; and the protection of groundwater from overutilization and pollution.
Action note1996-07-25
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 50th meeting
Related resourceE/1996/96
Agenda information
E/1996/100 6d Natural resources. NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Date1997
Notes
Adopted at the 50th plenary meeting, July 25 1996.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1996, New York, 25 Jan. and 6-9 Feb. 1996; resumed organizational session for 1996, New York, 2 Apr. and 2-3 May 1996; substantive session of 1996, New York, 24 June-26 July 1996; resumed substantive session of 1996, New York, 10 Oct. and 13-14 and 20 Nov. 1996 - E/1996/96 - p. 77 - (ESCOR, 1996, Suppl. no. 1).
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1996, New York, 25 Jan. and 6-9 Feb. 1996; resumed organizational session for 1996, New York, 2 Apr. and 2-3 May 1996; substantive session of 1996, New York, 24 June-26 July 1996; resumed substantive session of 1996, New York, 10 Oct. and 13-14 and 20 Nov. 1996 - E/1996/96 - p. 77 - (ESCOR, 1996, Suppl. no. 1).