PREFACE AND SUMMARY

I INTRODUCTION

2 CURRENT SITUATION

2.1 Pressures

2.1.1 Pollutants

2.1.2 Main Polluters

2.2 State

2.2.1 Regional Overview of Water Pollution

2.2.2 Water Pollution in Relation to Other Developments

2.3 Impact

2.3.1 Impact on the drinking water supply

2.3.2 Impact on ecosystems

2.3.3 Economic impacts of water pollution

2.3.4 Impact on human health and social security

2.4 Responses to water pollution

2.4.1 Political responses

2.4.2 Legal responses

2.4.3 Economic responses

2.4.4 Social responses

3 SUCCESS STORIES AND LESSONS LEARNT

3.1 Political approaches

3.2 Legal instruments

3.3 Economic Instruments

3.4 Co-operation

3.5 Ecological Services

4 ISSUES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

4.1 Policy advocacy and governance

4.2 Financial resources

4.3 Legal reform

4.4 Integrated water management

4.5 Participation and co-operation

4.6 Technology

4.7 Information and capacity building

5 REFERENCES

6 ANNEX A: CURRENT SITUATION

7 ANNEX B: SUCCESS STORIES AND LESSONS LEARNT