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<strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2006</strong>The <strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> JournalThe pilot edition of the <strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Journal was launched during the Pan-<strong>African</strong> Partnership and Implementation Conference on <strong>Water</strong> 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 of<strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> JournalThematic AreasTo ensure that the Journal contributes effectively to future versions of the<strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, the following thematic areas havebeen adopted in consonance with the World <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Report</strong>(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 <strong>Water</strong> 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 <strong>Water</strong> – 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 <strong>Water</strong> Wisely – involving the public and the interests of all stakeholders.8. <strong>Water</strong> and Industry – promoting cleaner industry with respect to water quality and the needs of other users.9. <strong>Water</strong> 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. <strong>Water</strong> 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

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