Water

List of acronyms BAU Business-as-usual BRIC

Brazil, Russia, India and China

CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate CEWH Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder ESP

Environmental Service Program

FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FSC

GDP IFPRI ILO

IPCC IUCN IWMI

Forest Stewardship Council Gross Domestic Product

International Food Policy Implementation International Labour Organization

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change International Union for Conservation of Nature International Water Management Institute

MDG Millennium Development Goal MENA Middle East and North Africa OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development PES RO

Payments for Ecosystem Services Reverse osmosis

RoW Rest of the World TEEB

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development USC

Ultra-Super Critical Technology WHO World Health Organization

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