RT null T1 International Shiga Forum on Technology for Water Management in the 21st Century - Proceedings A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 International Lake Environment Committee Foundation, K1 water K1 water management K1 water quality management K1 Japan K1 drainage K1 India K1 irrigation K1 Egypt K1 environment K1 development K1 ecological research K1 freshwater K1 technology K1 water quality YR 1998 FD 1998-11 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30168 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30168 NO The paper gives an overview of current differences in terms of water resources predicament between 26 world regions, focusing on three dimensions of water stress (natural, technical and demographic). It discuss the future of global food security in terms of the amounts of water needed and the possibility to mobilize those amounts I different developing regions. The paper closes with some principal comments on key strategies. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 19, 2026