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Under the auspices of , the system-wide World Water Assessment Programme develops the tools and skills needed to achieve a better understanding of basic processes, management practices and policies that will help improve the supply and quality of global freshwater resources.
The WWAP secretariat is hosted by ±¬ÁÏÍøESCO on behalf of ±¬ÁÏÍø Water. Its main output is The World Water Development Report (WWDR), a periodic, comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources, and aiming to serve decision-makers with the tools for sustainable use and management of freshwater. Coordinated by the World Water Assessment Programme, the report is the result of the collaboration of twenty-three ±¬ÁÏÍø agencies and convention secretariats and lays the foundations for regular, system-wide monitoring and reporting by the ±¬ÁÏÍø, together with development of standardized methodologies and data. The second edition of this report, Water, A Shared Responsibility, was launched on World Water Day (March 22nd) 2006 at the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico.
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