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Indicators of the WWDR2: Table of Contents

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No. Challenge Area and Indicator/Index Profile Sheet available Location of Example in WWDR2 *
1 Changing world
1- Index of non-sustainable water use X Section 1
2- Rural and urban population X Section 1
3- Relative Water Stress Index X Section 2
4- Sources of contemporary nitrogen loading X Section 2
5- Domestic and industrial water use X Section 3
6- Impact of sediment trapping by large dams and reservoirs X Section 3
7- Coefficient of variation for the Climate Moisture Index X Section 4
8- Water Reuse Index (WRI) X Section 4
2 Governance
1- Access to information, participation and justice X Table 2.2, 2.3
2- Assessing progress towards achieving IWRM target X Table 2.1
3 Human settlements
1- Index of performance of water utilities X n/a
2- Urban water and sanitation governance index X n/a
3- Slum profile in human settlements X n/a
4 Water resource
1- Precipitation 0 Table 4.3
2- Total actual renewable water resources (TARWR) X Table 4.3
3- TARWR per capita 0 Table 4.3
4- Surface water (SW) % of TARWR 0 Table 4.3
5- Ground water (GW) development indicator X Table 4.3
6- Overlap (as % TARWR) 0 Table 4.3
7- Inflow from other nations (as % of TARWR) 0 Table 4.3
8- Outflow to other nations (as % of TARWR) 0 Table 4.3
9- Total use (as % TARWR) 0 Table 4.3
5 Ecosystems
1- Fragmentation and flow regulation of rivers X Map 5.3, Fig.5.4
2- Dissolved nitrogen (NO3 + NO2-N) X Map 5.2
3- Trends in freshwater habitat protection X Fig. 5.7
4- Freshwater species population trends index X Fig. 5.2
5- Biological oxygen demand (BOD) X Map 5.1
6 Human health
1- DALY (Disability-Adjusted-Life Year) X Table 6.3
2- Prevalence of underweight children < 5 yrs of age X n/a
3- Prevalence of stunting among children < 5 yrs of age X n/a
4- Mortality rate of children < 5 yrs of age X Table 6.2
5- Access to safe drinking water X Map 6.1
6- Access to basic sanitation X Map 6.2
7 Food, agriculture and rural livelihoods
1- Percentage of undernourished people X Map 7.2, Fig. 7.10,7.11
2- Percentage of poor people living in rural areas X n/a
3- Relative importance of agriculture in the economy X n/a
4- Irrigated land as percentage of cultivated land X Map 7.1
5- Relative importance of agricultural water withdrawals X n/a
6- Extent of land salinized by irrigation X n/a
7- Importance of groundwater for irrigation X n/a
8 Industry
1- Trends in industrial water use X Fig. 8.1
2- Water use by major sector X Fig. 8.3
3- Organic pollution emissions (BOD) by industrial sector X Fig. 8.4
4- Industrial water productivity X Table 8.4
5- Trends in ISO 14001 certification X Table 8.2
9 Energy
1- Electricity generation by energy source X Fig. 9.1
2- Total primary energy supply by source X Fig. 9.2
3- Carbon intensity of electricity generation X Table 9.4
4- Volume of desalinated water produced X Table 9.1
5- Access to electricity and water for domestic use X Table 9.5
6- Capability for hydropower generation X Table 9.6
10 Risk
1- Disaster Risk Index (DRI) X Box 10.4
2- Risk and policy assessment indicator X Fig. 10.7
3- Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) X Map 10.3
11 Sharing
1- Water interdependency indicator 0 n/a
2- Cooperation indicator 0 n/a
3- Vulnerability indicator 0 n/a
4- Fragility indicator 0 n/a
5- Development indicator 0 n/a
12 Valuing and charging
1- Water sector share in total public spending X n/a
2- Ratio of actual to desired level of public investment in water supply X n/a
3- Rate of recovery X n/a
4- Water charges as a percentage of household income X Fig.12.5
13 Knowledge and capacity
1- Knowledge Index (KI) X Map 13.2
Notes:
* Where Section noted the example is found on the section divider page; Tables, Figures and Maps the first number indicates the Chapter location in WWDR2 and the second number the sequence of the item in the chapter.
n/a = not yet available, indicator still under development.

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