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Some recommended follow up websites are as follows:

www.wateraid.org.uk
A good web page detailing the work and research undertaken to improve water and associated health conditions and education internationally by WaterAid, a UK charity.

www.ramsar.org, www.wetlands.org
The world of wetlands is described in the web pages of the Ramsar Convention, and Wetlands International.

www.who.int/health_topics/water/en/
The World Health Organization and its pages devoted to water, health and sanitation.

www.unesco.org/water
The focus on water issues and development by the United Nations Environment and Social Organization are detailed in its web page.

www.dams.org
World Commission of Dams web page, details the priorities and good practice guidelines. The UNEP Dams and Development web page carries on the Commission’s output: www.unep-dams.org/

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water/ water-framework/index_en.html
Good pages introducing the Water Framework Directive and its implication for European water management. An introduction to the Directive can be found at the above address.

www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/wtd
The WFD pages of the Environment Agency, responsible for implementing the Directive in England and Wales, detail its implications.