It is produced every three years by the WWAP, whose secretariat is hosted by UNESCO.
The WWAP case studies aim to provide a snapshot of those efforts while showing the significance of the decisions taken at local, sub-national and national levels.
One of the key objectives of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to help countries improve their self-assessment capability by building on existing strengths and experiences.
Coordinated by the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), the report is the result of a joint effort by the 24 United Nations agencies and entities that make up UN-Water.
Ensure enabling conditions for the preparation of the flagship output of WWAP as well as timely production, launching and dissemination of the triennial World Water Development Report, including the appropriate coordination with other collaborating United Nations agencies within the framework of UN-Water.
Olcay Unver, the WWAP Coordinator, highlighted the related key messages from the 3rd as well as the upcoming 4th editions of the World Water Development Report (WWDR) - to be launched in March 2012 - to the assembled group.
The overarching target of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to inform the decision making mechanism by providing comprehensive information on the state, use and management of freshwater resources, highlighting the trends and pointing out to consequences and possible futures.
Carry out other activities that may be required to ensure the success of the work team, including contributing to the assessment of the prevailing water situation in LAC, within the context of existing UN-Water programmes, primarily the UNESCO led WWAP, and the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
Carry out other activities that may be required to ensure the success of the work team, including contributing to the assessment of the prevailing water situation in the Arab region, within the context of existing UN-Water programmes, primarily the UNESCO led WWAP, and the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (4/1/2012) AR/RP/EGY/SC/0013 - (P4)
This briefing note is based on a stakeholder dialogue organized by the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) at the Dialogs for Water and Climate and Climate Change (D4CC) during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16), held in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10, 2010 (more information).
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