World Water Development Report
About:
- The UN WWDR is UN-Water’s flagship report on water and sanitation issues, focusing on a different theme each year.
- The report is published by UNESCO, on behalf of UN-Water and its production is coordinated by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme.
- The UN WWDR will review how the water and sanitation community can cooperate more effectively within itself and with other sectors and realms of decision-making where water is critical for progress, such as health, education, climate change and gender equality.
- World Water Development Report, 2022 released by UNESCO, reveals that global use of freshwater has increased nearly eight times over the past hundred years and has been growing by about one per cent per annum since the 1980s.
- India is ranked 120th among 122 nations.
About CPCB:
- The Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) of India is a statutory organization under the Ministry of Environment. Forest and Climate Change.
- It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974.
- The CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. 1981.
- It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- It coordinates the activities of the State Pollution Control Boards by providing technical assistance and guidance and also resolves disputes among them.
- It is the apex organization in country in the field of pollution control, as a technical wing of MoEFCC.
- The board is led by its Chairperson appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet of the Government of India.
- CPCB has its head office in New Delhi. with seven zonal offices and 5 laboratories.
- The board conducts environmental assessments and research.
- It is responsible for maintaining national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with zonal offices, tribal, and local goverments.
- It has responsibilities to conduct monitoring of water and air quality, and maintains monitoring data.
- The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation.
- It advises the central government to prevent and control water and air pollution.
- It also advises the Governments of Union Territories on industrial and other sources of water and air
- CPCB along with its counterparts the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are responsible for implementation of legislation relating to prevention and control of environmental pollution.
Syllabus: Prelims
