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Water and Population Dynamics: Case Studies and Policy Implications

Report of a Workshop
October 1996
Montreal, Canada
Edited by Alex de Sherbinin and Victoria Dompka with Lars Bromley
Foreword by Malin Falkenmark

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This publication was made possible with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Population-Environment Fellows Program (PEFP) at the University of Michigan. We are grateful for their generous support.

This book was produced as a companion to the IUCN (World Conservation Union), PRB (Population Reference Bureau), and USAID summary booklet titled ìWater and Population Dynamics: Local Approaches to a Global Challengeî. To obtain copies of the booklet contact PRB, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC, 20009, USA, Telephone: USA + 202-483-1100; Fax: USA + 202-328-3937; Email: popref@prb.org; Internet: http://www.prb.org.

Language translations by Richard W. Saunders and Eileen Dillon.

The opinions and/or geographic entities presented in this publication are those of the meeting organizers, participants and/or authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the five publication partners. The meeting participantsí affiliations which appear in this book were those at the time of the meeting.

AAAS is the worldís largest federation of scientists and engineers, with nearly 300 affiliate organizations and more than 140,000 scientists, engineers, science educators, policy makers, journalists and interested citizens worldwide. AAAS publishes Science, one of the most prestigious and frequently cited scientific journals. The Association also undertakes program activities to expand international scientific cooperation on global issues, advance science education, and shape policy issues grounded in science and technology. Through the Program on Population and Sustainable Development (PSD), AAAS applies scientifically-based, multi-disciplinary, policy and field-driven analysis to the relationships between population, the environment and consumption, and the vital, interrelated roles they play in building and strengthening sustainable societies worldwide.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Water and population dynamics: case studies and policy implications/Victoria Dompka, editor; Alex de Sherbinin, contributing author. p. cm. Companion to the IUCN, PRB, USAID summary booklet titled: Water and population dynamics: local approaches to a global challenge. Includes bibliographical references. 1. PopulationóEnvironmental aspectsóCongresses. 2. Water-supplyóManagementóCongresses. 3. OverpopulationóEnvironmental aspectsóCongresses. I. Dompka, Victoria. II. De Sherbinin, Alex. III. American Association for the Advancement of Science. HB849.415.W38 1998. 333.91ódc21. 98-6617, CIP.

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