2nd UN World Water Development Report 'Water, a shared responsibility': Chapter 13: Enhancing Knowledge and Capacity

By the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). © UNESCO-WWAP 2006.

The triennial UN World Water Development Report is a joint undertaking of 24 UN agencies comprising UN-Water in partnership with governments and other stakeholders, and coordinated by WWAP. Chapter 13, coordinated by the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education focuses on how the collection, dissemination and exchange of water related data, information and know-how are imbalanced and, in many cases, deteriorating. The chapter explains that it is now more urgent than ever to improve the state of knowledge concerning water-related issues through an effective global network of research, training and data collection and by implementing more adaptive, informed, and participatory approaches at all levels.