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| Preface | |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management | p. 9 |
| Minister of Water Resources of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh | p. 13 |
| First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation | p. 15 |
| United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development | p. 17 |
| Public works in the public interest | p. 22 |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management | p. 27 |
| Future role and position of Public Works Departments | p. 33 |
| Sustainable development of deltas: challenges and opportunities for the new millennium | p. 43 |
| Political objectives and financial means between dream and reality | p. 52 |
| Public opinion and interest groups, public participation; risks and opportunities | p. 60 |
| Public works: institutional commitment and public participation | p. 64 |
| Technical innovation, can technology provide solutions? | p. 68 |
| What should Public Works Departments contribute to sustainable development in our common future? | p. 74 |
| What can the world learn from this conference? | p. 80 |
| Skills required by Public Works Departments in the 21st century | p. 86 |
| Sustainable development of deltas in China | p. 99 |
| Country position paper - The Philippines | p. 105 |
| Vietnam, Red River Delta looking forward | p. 116 |
| Thailand, Chao Praya Delta and the development of Bangkok Metropolitan Region | p. 124 |
| Indonesia, Brantas delta and its development | p. 149 |
| Country position paper - Bangladesh | p. 169 |
| Sri-Lanka, eroding coastline, infrastructure and ecosystem-based special area management | p. 189 |
| Indian economy and sustainable development | p. 210 |
| Pakistan, Sustainable development of the Indus delta | p. 233 |
| Russia, St. Petersburg enters the 21st century | p. 248 |
| Overview of Egypt's Nile valley and delta Formation, issues, concerns | p. 268 |
| How to maintain the sustainable development in The Netherlands? | p. 278 |
| Country position paper - Surinam | p. 298 |
| The Rio de la Plata delta in the Argentine Republic | p. 323 |
| Coping with water in deltas and their metropolitan area Planners' role in integrated planning for a sustainable future | p. 359 |
| Sustainable use of deltas | p. 366 |
| Skills and strategies needed by 'Public Works Departments': A view from the UN/Economic Commission for Europe with a focus on an environmentally sustainable development of coastal areas | p. 369 |
| Public Works gearing up for the 21st century | p. 372 |
| UNIDO concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management as a toolbox for environmentally sustainable development in deltas | p. 375 |
| Public Works Departments of the future: Capacities and skills in support of public health, the perspective of the World Health Organization | p. 378 |
| Public Works Departments of the future: The view of the World Meteorological Organisation | p. 380 |
| Sustainable use of deltas | p. 384 |
| European deltas: How to deal with nature in deltas? | p. 387 |
| Sustainable development of deltas: The vision of the water boards | p. 395 |
| Orientation in a world in transformation | p. 398 |
| Engineers in Public Works | p. 401 |
| Public Works in the 21[superscript st] century | p. 404 |
| Wanted: Support for the sustainable development of deltas | p. 406 |
| Digital deltas for the 21st century | p. 409 |
| Role and vision of contractors in coastal zone development | p. 411 |
| Conference Statements | p. 415 |
| Committees | p. 425 |
| Participants | p. 431 |
| 200 Years Directorate-General of Public Works and Water Management | p. 457 |
| Abbreviations | p. 467 |
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