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I N D E X / 543IndexNotes: text in boxes is indicated bybold page numbers and in figuresand tables by italic page numbers;footnotes are denoted by the suffix ‘n’– e.g. ‘Beauce aquifer 437n(14)’refers to footnote (14) on page 437.‘Millennium Development Goals’ isabbreviated in this index to ‘Goals’under each country.AAbuja Declaration on Water (2002)335access to electricity 250, 252, 264,509listed for various countries 253,474, 511access to food 193, 210–15, 508definition 211as human right 193see also food securityaccess to media 362, 363access to water supply and sanitationin case studies 395, 421, 426,444, 473, 474, 480, 492, 497data on 10, 109, 170, 509–10,511, 512, 513definition(s) 113, 171health effects 8, 120Millennium Development Goal on9, 111accountability, and water valuation328Accra Declaration on Water andSustainable Development (2002)21acidification of surface water, effects86, 87acronyms listed 536–8acute water quality impairment, byindustry 230, 232Afghanistancities 163drinking water indicator 52earthquake(s) 276food supply indicators 195land area 73national reports 515population 73progress on Agenda 21 522progress towards Goals 533sanitation indicator 52water availability per person 73Africaaccess to electricity 253, 511access to media 363, 511access to sanitation and watersupply 109, 110, 509–10in urban areas 170, 173, 509aquifers 79Data Synthesis System for 55drought monitoring centres 284drought(s) 90, 275energy uses in rural areas 254environmental trends 510financing of water development382floods 12, 17, 85, 90, 276, 277,511higher education institutesoffering water-related subjects361hydrological monitoring stations90, 356hydropower 255, 256illiteracy rates 351industrial use of water 511Internet usage 364lake water condition changes 143land area 90leather and footwear industry241, 242–3population 90primary education enrolment ratios350progress on Agenda 21 520, 521rivers 85, 90, 450scientists 359–60, 511telephone usage 364transboundary lake(s) 82, 141,243transboundary river basins 304–6,447–61UN Special Initiative for 364undernourished people in 510urban households with pipedwater and sewers 173urban population 170water availability per person 69water crisis 509–11water-related disasters 12, 17,85, 90, 272, 276, 277water resources 90, 175–6African Development Bank, policystatements on social issues 335,336African Ministerial Conference onWater 21, 334–5Agenda 21 25, 227, 294Chapter (18) on freshwater 5, 18,25, 151, 301on ecosystem protection 130financial targets 382on knowledge base 349progress since Rio 519, 520–5on water governance 370on water valuation 326, 339Chapter (21) on industry 227on data availability 356on disaster mitigation 288on education 351indicators 40, 41, 42aggregation of data 54and temporal scales 54agricultural use of water 13, 78, 80,203–10, 509in competition with other uses228, 331and water pricing 336agriculturedefinition 200energy use 252environmental impact 218greenhouse gas emissions from218land area used for 201as main food source 200water requirements 193listed for various countries195–9, 208water use efficiency 193–4,206–7, 208, 209, 217wetlands converted for 143–4,218agro-industrial effluents/runoff,pollution by 86, 103–4, 106, 134,218air pollutionfrom cooking stoves 251long-range transport of 229Alaska (United States)land area 70population 70water availability per person 70Albaniafood supply indicators 195land area 71national reports 515population 71progress on Agenda 21 523progress towards Goals 531water availability per person 71water quality indicator 140Algeriacities 162water sources 176desalination plants 89, 90drinking water indicator 52food supply indicators 195industrial water efficiency 235land area 74national reports 515population 74, 235progress on Agenda 21 521progress towards Goals 531sanitation indicator 52water availability per person 74water quality indicator 140allocation of resources, and watervaluation 328Alma Ata Conference (1978) 138Amazon River basin (South America)84, 85, 91, 243, 303, 310, 513America Samoa, sanitation and waterindicators 52America(s)Internet usage 364primary education enrolment ratios350telephone usage 364see also Central America; LatinAmerica; North America; SouthAmericaamoebiasis 103amphibians, threatened species 141,142Amur River basin (Asia) 90, 306Anatolia Project 259Andorradrinking water indicator 52national reports 515progress on Agenda 21 523progress towards Goals 533sanitation indicator 52Angolacities 163drinking water indicator 52drought(s) 275food supply indicators 195industrial water efficiency 235land area 71national reports 515population 71, 235progress on Agenda 21 521progress towards Goals 533sanitation indicator 52water availability per person 71animal-raising tax, in France 441Annan, Kofi, quoted xix, 20, 28Antarctica, water resources 68, 82Antigua and Barbudafood supply indicators 195land area 74national reports 515population 74progress on Agenda 21 524progress towards Goals 529tourism 16