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African Water Development Report 2006The African Water JournalThe pilot edition of the African Water Journal was launched during the Pan-African Partnership and Implementation Conference on Water held fromDecember 8-13, 2003 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Subsequent publications are in the pipeline. Papers are hereby invited fromall water sector professionals and practitioners for publication in the nexteditions of the Journal. All contributed papers to the Journal shall be peerreviewedaccording to the following criteria:(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)Quality of Analyses;Quality of Data;Completeness of Information;Consistency in use of IndicatorsQuality of Writing;Adherence to adapted structure.Figure 16.5: Front Cover ofAfrican Water JournalThematic AreasTo ensure that the Journal contributes effectively to future versions of theAfrican Water Development Report, the following thematic areas havebeen adopted in consonance with the World Water Development Report(WWDR):1. Meeting Basic Needs – for safe and sufficient water and sanitation.2. Securing Food Supply – especially for the poor and the vulnerable through more effective use of water.3. Protecting Ecosystems – ensuring their integrity via sustainable water resource management.4. Sharing Water Resources – promoting peaceful cooperation between different uses of water and betweenthe States concerned, through such approaches as sustainable river basin management.5. Managing Risks – to provide security from a range of water-related hazards.6. Valuing Water – to manage water in the light of its different values (economic, social, environmental, cultural)and to move towards pricing water to recover the costs of service provision, taking account of equity andthe needs of the poor and vulnerable.7. Governing Water Wisely – involving the public and the interests of all stakeholders.8. Water and Industry – promoting cleaner industry with respect to water quality and the needs of other users.9. Water and Energy – assessing water’s key role in energy production to meet the rising energy demands.10. Ensuring the Knowledge Base – so that water knowledge becomes more universally available.11. Water and Cities – recognizing the distinctive challenges of an increasingly urbanized world.To be considered, papers must be written in English or French and address any of the above thematic areas.century gave a boost to publications on waterscience and technology. Scientific and technicalpublications on water resources can be disciplinary,multidisciplinary or inter-disciplinary.Constraints on Intellectual Rights: Publicationsas a means of knowledge and informationtransfer are not free from intellectual propertyright control in the form of copyright. It is interestingto note that although such publicationsare produced by organizations and institutionsdedicated to knowledge and informationexchange and transfer for capacity building inwater resources, they adhere to copyright laws atdifferent levels of strictness. Three examples aregiven below for demonstration purposes:322