| 书目名称 | Unconventional Water Resources | | 编辑 | Manzoor Qadir,Vladimir Smakhtin,Edeltraud Guenther | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Examines unconventional water resources as a response to global water security.Provides insights into the way forward in harnessing unconventional water resources.Water as an instrument for internatio | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .The world is faced with a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges. Water is among the top 5 global risks in terms of impacts, which would be far reaching beyond socio-economic challenges, impacting livelihoods and wellbeing of the people..As freshwater resources and population densities are unevenly distributed across the world, some regions and countries are already water scarce. Water scarcity is expected to intensify in regions like the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which has 6% of the global population, but only 1% of the world’s freshwater resources. Climate change adds to this complexity as it is leading to rainfall uncertainty and extended droughts periods, mostly in arid areas..Increasing water scarcity is now recognized as a major cause of conflict, social unrest and migration and at the same time water is increasingly considered as an instrument for international cooperation to achieve sustainable development. Tapping and assessing sustainably every available option in water-scarce areas is needed as pressure continues to build on limited water resources..The stark fact is that conventional water provisioning approaches relying on snowfall, rainfal | | 出版日期 | Book 2022 | | 关键词 | Water scarcity; Agricultural drainage water; Municipal waste water; Ballast water; Water transportation; | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90146-2 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-90148-6 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-90146-2 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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