@inbook{d4ba616bc56b40fbbcbdc6008e817217,
title = "Global Water Initiatives: What Do the Experts Think?",
abstract = "Global water initiatives (GWIs) are institutions whose fundamental purpose is to advance the knowledge base regarding the world{\textquoteright}s inland water and its management. Additionally, since the 1980s, the core aim of many GWIs has expanded to include an active social and policy component. Thus, the mandate of many of these initiatives now includes attempts to improve access to potable water and sanitation across the globe.",
keywords = "Global Water, Global Water Partnership, Professional Society, United Nations, World Water",
author = "Varady, {Robert G.} and Matthew Iles-Shih",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2009, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-37224-0_3",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Water Resources Development and Management",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "53--101",
booktitle = "Water Resources Development and Management",
}