LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

PREFACE

PREAMBLE

SUMMARY

I – INTRODUCTION

II – GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

III – AVAILABILITY AND USES OF WATER

A – Availability of Water

B – Uses of Water

C – Balance of Availability and Needs

IV – PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTORS

A – Actors at the National, Regional, and Local Levels

B – Interface with the EC and International Bodies

C – Rôles of NGO's and other Interest Groups

V – MAIN FUNCTIONS IN WATER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

A – Water Policies and Water Resources Planning

B – Water Resource Management

C – Water Abstraction for Various Uses

D – Waste Water Disposal from Various Uses

VI – FUTURE TRENDS IN WATER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

VII – GLOBAL APPRAISAL OF THE INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM