Human Development Report 2006 “Beyond Scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis”

The 2006 Human Development Report (HDR) “Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis” was launched last December 4, 2006 at the Peninsula Manila, Makati City. This year’s Human Development Report looks at an issue that profoundly influences human potential and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Its central theme is “Water for Life, Water for Livelihood.”  HDR is an independent report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is the product of the work of a selected team of leading scholars, development practitioners and members of the Human Development Report Office of UNDP. The Report is translated into more than a dozen languages and launched in more than 100 countries annually. The HDR 2006 discusses how water is essential to human existence and confronts issues on water crisis such as water shortage, cost of access to water and sanitation and human rights to safe water access. UNDP's Human Development Report 2006 emphasises that water and sanitation issues are not exclusively related to environment and health problems but is also one of the most important engines for human development. Sida is appreciative of the fact that the report studys water and sanitation issues in a larger scope and thinks that the report can be a good help in communication with partner countries.

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