Vital Water Graphics
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Gráficos vitales del Agua:
Esta página web, administrada por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), contiene hechos, cifras y mapas sobre: extracción y consumo global de agua, evolución del uso del agua a nivel mundial y del consumo industrial y doméstico comparado con la evaporación en embalses, extracción de agua dulce por sector en 2000 y extracción global de agua dulce (a partir de perfiles de países basados en el consumo agrícola, industrial y doméstico).
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been at the forefront of assessing and monitoring global water resources and presenting information on their use and management for 30 years. UNEP has compiled this report in order to provide an easily accessible resource on the state of the world's waters. The goal of this publication is to produce a clear overview, through a set of graphics, maps and other illustrations, of the state of the world's fresh and marine waters. It also illustrates the causes, effects, trends and threats facing our water sources, with examples of areas of major concern and future scenarios for the use and management of fresh, coastal and marine waters.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been at the forefront of assessing and monitoring global water resources and presenting information on their use and management for 30 years. UNEP has compiled this report in order to provide an easily accessible resource on the state of the world's waters. The goal of this publication is to produce a clear overview, through a set of graphics, maps and other illustrations, of the state of the world's fresh and marine waters. It also illustrates the causes, effects, trends and threats facing our water sources, with examples of areas of major concern and future scenarios for the use and management of fresh, coastal and marine waters.