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3-4. füzet - Orlóci I.-Szesztay K.: Vízgazdálkodás a globalizálódó világban
474 Orlóci István - Szesztay Károly Orlóci I. 1991: Széchenyi programtervezői munkálkodása és a víz- gazdálkodás tervezése. Vízügyi Közlemények, 1991/3-4. füzet Orlóci I. 2004: A közösségi vízgazdálkodás felé. Vizügyi Közlemények, 2004/1-2. OVH: Akcióprogram a vízzel való takarékos gazdálkodásnak és a víztisztaság fokozott védelmének érdekében történő rövid-, közép- és hosszútávú feladatokhoz (elfogadta a Minisztertanács az MT 1038/1983. határozattal) Schmiedheiny, S. 1992 ( Kurswechsel, Artemis und Winkler, München Szesztay K. 2002 ( Önszerveződés a víz és az élet bolygóján. Pro Aqua Alapítvány, Budapest Szesztay K. 2001 - Vízgazdálkodás és tájfejlesztés a környezeti válság globalizációjában. Vízügyi Közlemények, 2001/1 füzet 2006 International Water Management Institute www.iwmi.cgiar.org Stockholm International Water Institute www.siwi.org International Water Association (IWA) www.iwahq.org WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme .. www wssinfo.org * * * Water management in a globalising world by Dr. István ORLÓCI C.E. and Dr. Károly SZESZTAY C.E. DSc. The global image of water management is very colourful but there is a common element in the policies of individual countries and this is the realisation of the principle of sustainable development. The confrontation of interests, which stems from the dual social role of waters, is a basic feature of water management. Experiences related to the conflicts between the use of water and the prevention of its damages date back to thousands of years. Nevertheless the recognition of the importance of the ecological role of water and that of the need for changing the paradigm have taken place in the 20 t h Century only. One needs new planning criteria and methods for implementing the principles of sustainable development. The most important task is to have the principle of sustainable development built into the social-professional consciousness. The society and the profession must be made aware that both the direct values of water uses and the related risks of damage as well as the role of water in forming natural human habitat are non-separable elements of the management of waters. This study reviews the development of the concept of sustainable development as subjected to globally changing conditions, along with a schematic summary of the conditions of applying this concept. Figure 1 shows the global water household and budget of Earth, pointing out the relative abundance of this element and the variability of its dynamics. Figures 2 underline the socialeconomic significance of precipitation. Figure 3 draws the attention to a virtual contradiction of qualifications made on the basis of large-area averages that show the relationship between the fraction of population receiving supply of healthy drinking water to the GDP and to the water supply conditions of the countries. Separation of countries of water-shortage from those of no water shortage results, et the first sight, in a contradictory scheme, which suggests that the population of the former countries have a better level of water supply than those of the countries of water abundance. The explanation of this contradiction is born with the changes of water policies, namely that water shortage amplifies the social interest factors shown in the last column in Table 2.
