In the previous report on the status of integrated approaches to water resources management to the UNCSD in 2008, countries were grouped using the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) categorization. This categorization consists of a relatively small group of “developed countries” and a much larger group of “developing countries”. In an effort to produce a more nuanced analysis a decision was made to adopt the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI), a categorization that is both widely accepted and used – although like all other indices, it also has its supporters and detractors. The HDI is a summary composite index that measures a country’s average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge, and income
