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552 / A N N E X E SIndexFisheries Global InformationSystem (FIGIS), web site 223food insecurity data (web site)223food security indicators 211and irrigation 193, 220on number of undernourishedpeople 210, 212–13publications 539on treaties for shared waterresources 316WAICENT (information portal) 223water resource indicators 40, 42,69World Agriculture report 194, 539food caloriescereals as percentage 200threshold level 211time trends on regional basis 200food consumptionper capita 200, 211, 510time trends on regional basis200food emergencies, and naturaldisasters 286food imports 202, 511food industry, pollution by 229, 242food markets, failure of 210food prices 193, 201, 210and investment in irrigation anddrainage 194food productionwater use in 203–10irrigation 8, 204–10, 511rainfed agriculture 203–4food securitydefinition 211factors affecting 20, 508–9failure of markets 210FAO data 194, 200, 223first-level support 210and fisheries/aquaculture 11,214–15and forestry 215indicators for 48, 211, 426, 480,497role of irrigation in improving193, 213Rome Declaration on 26, 193web sites on 223food supply 189–223from unmanaged natural systems200indicators for 48listed for various countries195–9, 426main sources 200progress since Rio 221food trade 202–3foreign exchange/debtsand energy/fuel imports 250and food imports 202forest cover, effect on water yield 89forestry, and food security 215fossil fuels, compared withhydropower 254–5‘fossil groundwater’ 80agricultural use 209–10Francecities 162, 164drought(s) 275food supply indicators 196integrated river basin management377land area 72national reports 516population 72progress on Agenda 21 523public–private water partnerships380, 439Ramsar site(s) 147water availability per person 72water governance 438–9, 440Water Laws 438water prices 338, 339, 440, 445water quality indicator 140see also Seine-Normandy basinfree resource, water as 327–8, 422French Guianafood supply indicators 196land area 70population 70water availability per person 70French Polynesia, food supplyindicators 196French Water Act (1992) 300freshwaterdistribution across globe 67, 68groundwater as reservoir 78interface with brackish water,effects of global warming 76International Conference on (Bonn,2001) 20, 27International Year of (2003) 28freshwater biodiversity 131changes in 141–3measuring 137–8freshwater demand, predictive model,for various regions 36freshwater ecosystemscharacteristics 131educational initiatives 146flow maintenancemechanisms/programmes 146–7global condition 138–40, 508human activities affecting 133international cooperation 146meaning of term 131n(1)national legislation, policies andstrategies 145–6pollution of 132, 134pressures on 132–5production outputs from 132progress in managing 145–52quality indicators 36, 54, 135regulation services provided by132reporting on trends 146significance 131–2site protection 147–8species protection plans 149uses and benefits 131–2water quality standards 148–9water source protection 149Freshwater Portal (web site) 95, 155,322From Potential for Conflict toCooperation Potential (PCCP)programme 318, 322fuel scarcity, effect on health 251fuel sourcestraditional 251and health 251see also firewoodfuture-prediction indicators 36GGabonfood supply indicators 196industrial water efficiency 235land area 70national reports 516population 70, 235progress on Agenda 21 521progress towards Goals 531water availability per person 70water quality indicator 140Gambiafood supply indicators 196industrial water efficiency 235land area 72national reports 516population 72, 235progress on Agenda 21 521progress towards Goals 533water availability per person 72Gambia River basin (West Africa) 304Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna riverbasin (India) 84, 85, 90, 306, 320GAP Regional Development Agency259garbage collection and disposal, incities 173Gaza Strip (Palestine)food supply indicators 196land area 74population 74water availability per person 74gender equalityconferences and declarations on26and energy/fuel alternatives 251in irrigated agriculture 217,378–9Millennium Development Goal on 9national progress towards529–34in pump maintenance 353see also womenGeneva Convention (1949), 1977Protocols 193Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) 40,42geographical information systems(GIS), applications 69, 320, 357geopolitical changes 12Georgiacities 164food supply indicators 196industrial water efficiency 235land area 71national reports 516population 71, 235progress on Agenda 21 523progress towards Goals 530water availability per person 71geospatial presentation of indicators 55geothermal energy 262–3advantages and disadvantages263–4as proportion of global total 255Germanycities 162, 163, 164, 165Danube River ProtectionConvention ratified by 239floods 85food supply indicators 196industrial water efficiency 235land area 73national reports 516population 73, 235progress on Agenda 21 523water availability per person 73water prices 338water quality indicator 140Ghanaaccess to electricity 253cities 163