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5 4 0 / A N N E X E SSome Other Global Assessment PublicationsRevenga, C.; Brunner, J.; Henninger, N.;Kassem, K.; Payne, R. 2000. Pilot Analysis ofGlobal Ecosystems: Freshwater Systems.Washington DC, World Resource Institute.This study analyses quantitative and qualitativeinformation and develops selected indicators of thecurrent and future capacity of freshwater systems tocontinue providing the full range of goods andservices needed or valued by humans.[Main challenge area: Protecting ecosystems]Revenga, C.; Murray, S.; Abramovitz, J.;Hammond, A. 1998. Watersheds of theWorld. Washington DC, World ResourcesInstitute, Worldwatch Institute.This report and collection of maps present andanalyse a wide range of global data at the watershedlevel, assessing 145 basins around the world.The analysis is based on fifteen global indicatorsthat characterize watersheds according to theirvalue, current condition and vulnerability topotential degradation.[Cross-cutting]Rosengrant, M.-W.; Paisner, M.-S.; Meijer, S.;Witcover, J. 2001. 2020 Global Food Outlook:Trends, Alternatives, and Choices. A Visionfor Food, Agriculture, and the EnvironmentInitiative. Washington DC, InternationalFood Policy Research Institute.This report shows how, and how much, certain policydecisions and social changes will affect the world’sfuture food security. It projects the likely foodsituation in 2020 if the world continues on more orless its present course, and it then shows howalternative choices could produce a different future.[Main challenge area: Securing the food supply]UNDP (United Nations DevelopmentProgramme). Annual report. HumanDevelopment Report. New York, OxfordUniversity Press.The Human Development Report (HDR) was firstlaunched in 1990 with the single goal of puttingpeople back at the centre of the developmentprocess in terms of economic debate, policy andadvocacy. The goal was both massive and simple,with far-ranging implications – going beyondincome to assess the level of people’s long-term wellbeing. Since the first Report, four new compositeindices for human development have been developed– the Human Development Index, the Gender-relatedDevelopment Index, the Gender EmpowermentMeasure and the Human Poverty Index. Each Reportalso focuses on a highly topical theme in the currentdevelopment debate, providing path-breaking analysisand policy recommendations. The 2002 edition,Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World,examines political participation as a dimension ofhuman development.[Cross-cutting]———. 1997. Energy After Rio: Prospects andChallenges. New York.The report focuses on the main linkages betweenenergy and global problems, including: poverty,gender disparity (biases and discrimination againstwomen), population growth, food, water and health,urban air pollution, climate change, acidification,land degradation, investment and foreign exchangerequirements, energy imports and security, andnuclear proliferation. The report analyses energyfrom an end-use and service viewpoint, rather thanfrom the traditional supply-side approach.[Main challenge area: Water and energy]UNEP/IETC (United Nations EnvironmentProgramme/International EnvironmentalTechnology Centre). 1998. Sourcebook ofAlternative Technologies for FreshwaterAugmentation.A series of source books on alternative technologiesfor augmenting freshwater, covering Africa, somecountries in Asia, East and Central Europe, small islanddeveloping states, and Latin America and theCaribbean. Mainly aimed at managers and plannersdealing with freshwater resources and the use ofenvironmentally sound technologies, this publicationcan also be of interest for NGOs and agencies dealingwith the subject.[Governing water wisely]UNDP/UNDESA/WEC (United NationsDevelopment Programme/United NationsDepartment of Economic and SocialAffairs/World Energy Council). 2000. WorldEnergy Assessment: Energy and TheChallenge of Sustainability.The World Energy Assessment was undertaken, inpart, to build consensus on how we can mosteffectively use energy as a tool for sustainabledevelopment. Its analysis shows that more isneeded to promote efficient and renewable energy,and to encourage advanced technologies that offeralternatives for clean and safe energy. Supportingdeveloping countries is also needed to find ways toavoid retracing the wasteful and destructive stagesthat have characterized industrialization in the past.[Main challenge area: Water and energy]UNDP/UNEP/World Bank/WRI (United NationsDevelopment Programme/United NationsEnvironment Programme/World Bank/WorldResources Institute). 2000. World Resources2000–2001 – People and Ecosystems: TheFraying Web of Life. Washington DC.This book is a comprehensive guide to the globalenvironment. This edition provides an assessment offive of the world’s major ecosystems: agro-, coastal andmarine, forest, freshwater and grassland ecosystems.[Main challenge area: Protecting ecosystems]