Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS
Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS
Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS
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Invest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Information <strong>and</strong><br />
Knowledge Development (4)<br />
• Information <strong>and</strong> knowledge about water <strong>and</strong><br />
sanitation are crucial to <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong><br />
water related projects<br />
• Key Questions: How can progress be monitored<br />
without reliable data? How can <strong>the</strong> decision-<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g process over water <strong>and</strong> sanitation be<br />
effective without quality data on <strong>the</strong> hydrological<br />
network<br />
• Urgency <strong>of</strong> a database that conta<strong>in</strong>s<br />
meteorological, hydrological, <strong>and</strong> socio-economic<br />
data for a longer-term water resource<br />
management. This can be a huge <strong>in</strong>vestment but<br />
with high socioeconomic returns<br />
Albert Djemetio <strong>Water</strong> Sem<strong>in</strong>ar, <strong>UNU</strong>-<strong>IAS</strong>, March 10, 2009<br />
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