Reducing Water Pollution and Improving Natural Resource Management

Adequate clean water is a precondition to human and ecosystem life. Eighteen country reviews looked at policies affecting the management of water resources and the control of water pollutant emissions. The chapter reports the conclusions from the country reviews as regards developments in water use, in the quality of water bodies with a focus on the capacity of policy instruments to encourage sustainable use and to reduce pollution in an efficient fashion. It also provides data and analysis on sustainability issues in fisheries management.