9781633915596 - New Water Policy and Practice: Vol. 3, No. 1 & 2, Fall 2016/Spring 2017: Water Policy Frameworks from Around the World von Neto, Susana (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. KlappentextThe world is not running out of water. As we learn in our early school years, the water cycle continues, with water changing state and location as it moves through the cycle and around the globe. However, we do have a very ser.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The world is not running out of water. As we learn in our early school years, the water cycle continues, with water changing state and location as it moves through the cycle and around the globe. However, we do have a very serious water management challenges. Water resources are unevenly spread around the world and access to water, even to meet basic human needs, is far from equitable. Some communities are challenged with too little water, resulting in drought, famine, and reduced development opportunities. Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population, with 633 million people without access to improved water resources and two thirds of the world's population living in those areas that experience water scarcity for at least 1 month a year (United Nations 2017).