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Databases

Access Water Knowledge
World Environment Federation resource area.
www.wef.org/awk/default.aspx

European Environment Agency
Online Environmental Terminology resource.
glossary.eea.europa.eu/

Global Water Tool
Water use and risk calculator from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
www.wbcsd.org

GPA
Intergovernmental document library addressing watershed and coastal environment linkage.
www.gpa.unep.org/library.html?id=341&ln=6

International Water and Sanitation Centre
Searchable database of scanned water-related projects from around the world.
www.irc.nl/docsearch/advancedsearch

UN Division for Sustainable Development
Searchable database of best practice case studies.
webapps01.un.org/dsd/caseStudy/public/displaySearchAction.do

Water Words Dictionary (pdf in browser)
Water-related dictionary from the Nevada Division of Water Planning.
water.nv.gov/Water%20planning/dict-1/ww-index.htm

Water & Sanitation programme of the World Bank
Searchable worldwide project and document database
www.wsp.org/index.cfm?page=page_disp&pid=1507

Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council
Comprehensive resources page
www.wsscc.org/en/resources/index.htm

See our case studies

Reinventing cities
Thinking water into urban planning and infrastructure projects.

Securing water
Addressing the challenge of clean water access and the provision of adequate sanitation.

Sustaining energy
Adaptation and mitigation strategies to help cope with the effects of climate change.

Adapting to change
Flood and coastal protection against rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions.