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Countries Participating in Global
Data Activities
National
Focal Points and Status of Participation
| Africa: |
|
|
11 |
|
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, South Africa,
Uganda, Tanzania. |
| Americas: |
|
|
14 |
|
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama,
Peru, United States of America, Uruguay. |
| West Asia: |
|
|
12 |
|
Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,
Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Pakistan, Morocco, Saudi
Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia. |
| Europe: |
|
|
22 |
|
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
United Kingdom. |
| S.E. Asia: |
|
|
10 |
|
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia,
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. |
| E. Asia/ Pacific: |
|
|
11 |
|
Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong,
Japan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. |
| Other participation |
|
|
26 |
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
|
106 |
|
|
Station and Parameter Classification
| Region |
Number of Stations |
Number of Data Points |
Phys / Chem |
Major Ions |
Metals |
Nutrients |
Organic Contaminants |
Microbiology |
Hydrological
& Sampling |
Date Range |
| Africa
| 138 |
206907 |
62619 |
102612 |
9617 |
67076 |
1732 |
4846 |
313 |
1977 - 2007 |
| Americas |
662 |
417994 |
188374 |
237890 |
307041 |
220634 |
594344 |
19758 |
12997 |
1965 - 2006 |
| Asia
| 332 |
641940 |
214495 |
151144 |
82380 |
117784 |
8646 |
36764 |
12256 |
1971 - 2007 |
| Europe
| 318 |
823323 |
249178 |
134365 |
182091 |
146846 |
23985 |
40061 |
66983 |
1978 - 2005 |
| Oceania
| 94 |
206650 |
212018 |
11159 |
3199 |
89713 |
1438 |
5249 |
18000 |
1979 - 2006 |
| Total
| 1544 |
2296814 |
926684 |
637170 |
584328 |
642053 |
630145 |
106678 |
110549 |
1965 - 2007 |
Different health requirements and water uses need different
degrees of water quality. The needs of an aquatic ecosystem
are the most important. If the ecosystem is healthy, then the
others fall into place. The suite of substances that can be
monitored are:
Service
and Use |
Human Health
Drinking Water |
Agriculture |
Municipal/
Industrial |
Ecosystem Stability,
Structure & Health |
Tourism &
Recreation |
| Parameter |
Total Coliform
Faecal Coliform
Pathogens
POPs
Turbidity |
Nutrients
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Salinity
Chlorophyll A Pathogens |
BOD
COD
Heavy Metals
(particularly in Sediment) |
Temperature
pH - acidity
Conductivity
Major ions
Oxygen
Suspended Solids
Biodiversity |
Parasites
Pathogens |
How to participate with GEMS/Water's network
Governments and other organizations are vital to our success. Information on how to participate is described in the Operational Guide for Data Submission (pdf) instructions (pdf) and forms for submitting data are available in Word and Excel (Data form, Station form) too.
GEMS/Water-South Africa programme design report
South Africa has designed an exemplar system for reporting water quality data to GEMS/Water, and the report is available here. |
