Guidebook to water resources use and management in Asia and the Pacific. Vol. 1 : Water resources and water use

This book presents a literature review of data on water resources and water use from 45 countries in Asia and the Pacific. Twenty of these countries * also provided extra, more up-to-date data particularly on recent water development activities and current water use rates.

Each country profile contains the following information:
a. general: physiography, climate
b. water resources: surface water, groundwater
c. water quality and water pollution
d. water availability patterns
e. water use patterns by sector and by source; and
f. water demand projections

Profiles for the following countries are provided:
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, *Bhutan, *Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (North Korea), *Fiji, *French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, *Iran, Japan, *Kiribati, *Lao People?s Democratic Republic (Laos), *Malaysia, *Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, *Mongolia, *Mynamar (Burma), Nauru, *Nepal, *New Caledonia, *New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, *Philippines, *Republic of Korea (South Korea), Samoa, *Singapore, Solomon Islands, *Sri Lanka, Thailand, *Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and *Viet Nam.