About Island Press -- About the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Ismail Serageldin -- Introduction -- One. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century -- Two. Shared Risks and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management -- Three. Sustainable Water Jobs -- Four. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: What Do We Knowand Need to Know? -- Five. Water Footprint -- Six. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California: Cost and Financing -- Seven. Zombie Water Projects -- WATER BRIEF -- One. The Syrian Conflict and the Role of Water - Peter H. Gleick -- Two. The Red Sea-Dead Sea Project Update - Kristina Donnelly -- Three. Water and Conflict: Events, Trends, and Analysis (2011-2012) -- Four. Water Conflict Chronology - Peter H. Gleick and Matthew Heberger -- DATA SECTION -- Data Table 1: Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country (2013 Update) -- Data Table 2: Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector (2013 Update) -- Data Table 3A: Access to Improved Drinking Water by Country, 1970-2008 -- Data Table 3B: Access to Improved Drinking Water by Country, 2011Update -- Data Table 4A: Access to Improved Sanitation by Country, 1970-2008 -- Data Table 4B: Access to Improved Sanitation by Country, 2011Update -- Data Table 5: MDG Progress on Access to Safe Drinking Water by Region -- Data Table 6: MDG Progress on Access to Sanitation by Region -- Data Table 7: Monthly Natural Runoff for the World's Major River Basins, by Flow Volume -- Data Table 8: Monthly Natural Runoff for the World's Major River Basins, by Basin Name -- Data Table 9: Area Equipped for Irrigation Actually Irrigated -- Data Table 10: Overseas Development Assistance for Water Supply and Sanitation, by Donating Country, 2004-2011.

Data Table 11: Overseas Development Assistance for Water Supply and Sanitation, by Subsector, 2007-2011 -- Data Table 12: Per Capita Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Country, 1996-2005 -- Data Table 13: Per Capita Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Sector and Country, 1996-2005 -- Data Table 14: Total Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Country, 1996-2005 -- Data Table 15: Total Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Sector and Country, 1996-2005 -- Data Table 16A: Global Cholera Cases Reported to the World Health Organization, by Country, 1949-1979 -- Data Table 16B: Global Cholera Cases Reported to the World Health Organization, by Country, 1980-2011 -- Data Table 17A: Global Cholera Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization, by Country, 1949-1979 -- Data Table 17B: Global Cholera Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization, by Country, 1980-2011 -- Data Table 18A: Perceived Satisfaction with Water Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Data Table 18B: Regional Assessment of Satisfaction with Water (and Air) Quality -- Data Table 18C: Countries Most and Least Satisfied with Water Quality -- WATER UNITS, DATA CONVERSIONS, AND CONSTANTS -- COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Volume 1: The World's Water 1998-1999: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- Volume 2: The World's Water 2000-2001: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- Volume 3: The World's Water 2002-2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- Volume 4: The World's Water 2004-2005: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- Volume 5: The World's Water 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- Volume 6: The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- Volume 7: The World's Water Volume 7: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources.

Volume 8: The World's Water Volume 8: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources -- COMPREHENSIVE INDEX -- Board of Directors.