Technical Advisory Paper No. 3 Future Needs in Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

The present paper represents the “corporate view” of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on global water quality monitoring, and the most salient issues facing GEMS/Water. It forms the basis for determining partnership activities: on one hand, the most constructive ways in which partner organizations can contribute to the successful implementation of core activities; and, on the other hand, the best ways for meeting partners’ data and service needs. This section also focuses on key projects in which GEMS/Water is, or should be, actively engaged.