Articles

Clean water is something we take for granted. It's there when we turn on our taps to fill a glass, take a shower, or wash our hands. But for many of the... 
Scarcity | Political aspects | Water-supply

"International Water Scarcity and Variability considers international water management challenges created by water scarcity and environmental change. Although... 
Water-supply | Water security | International cooperation | Social aspects | Science | General | General Science | Water security - Social aspects

Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world, yet conventional supply-side economics and management are insufficient to deal with it. In... 
Water transfer | Water-supply | International cooperation | Environment | Water Industries | Environmental Economics | Hydrology | Environment & Business | International Trade (incl. trade agreements & tariffs) | Environmental Law - Law

In an era of abundance, at least part of humanity has stopped thinking about the future provision of basic vital resources such water, energy and food. Storage... 
Energy security | Water | Storage | Food security | Water security | Environmental responsibility | Food | Energy storage | Industry & industrial studies | Environmental Geography | Environmental Sociology | Sociology of Science & Technology | Conservation - Environment Studies

Water-supply, Agricultural | Food security

This volume reviews the evolution of ten years' learning and discovery about water scarcity, livelihoods, and food security within the CGIAR Challenge Program... 
International cooperation | Food security | Challenge Program on Water and Food | Water resources development | Agriculture | Water-supply | Research | Environment | Rural Development | Sustainable Development | Rural Studies | Environments | Hydrology | Limnology | Agriculture and Food | Water Engineering | Environment & the Developing World | Environmental Geography | Environment & Resources | Environmental Sciences | Environmental Management

Water-supply | Management

This report reviews China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for... 
Water-supply | Water resources development | LOCAL COMMUNITIES | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT | COST RECOVERY POLICIES | RESOURCE CONSERVATION | WATER POLLUTION CONTROL | REMOTE SENSING | FRESHWATER RESOURCES | RIVER BASIN | WATER QUANTITY | SEAS | EFFICIENT WATER USE | SAFE DRINKING WATER | DEMAND MANAGEMENT | SEA | CHANNEL | GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT | RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES | URBAN AREAS | RECHARGE | ALLOCATION PROCESS | LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY | WATER TABLES | ENVIRONMENTAL | WATER RECYCLING | SUSTAINABLE WATER | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | SCIENCES | CLIMATE CHANGE | CIVIL SOCIETY | WATER UTILITIES | LEGISLATION | WATER TRANSFER | SURFACE RUNOFF | DECISION MAKING | WATER ALLOCATION | LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS | MUNICIPAL SEWAGE | RAINFALL PATTERNS | POPULATION GROWTH | AGRICULTURAL WATER | WATER REUSE | WATER QUALITY DATA | SURFACE WATER BODIES | WATERSHEDS | RIVER BASINS | EXPLOITABLE WATER | ALLOCATION OF WATER | WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | HOUSEHOLDS | AVAILABLE WATER | SURFACE WATER QUALITY | PIPED WATER | CANCER | ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY | PROGRAMS | WATER ABSTRACTION | WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | EVAPOTRANSPIRATION | WATER ALLOCATIONS | DRINKING WATER | CUBIC METER | WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT | NONPOINT SOURCES | QUALITY STANDARDS | MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY | WATER REQUIREMENTS | ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION | TARIFF STRUCTURE | VARIABLE RAINFALL | WATER AVAILABILITY | AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | TOWN | GAS | TOXIC CHEMICALS | DISTRIBUTION OF WATER | GLOBAL WARMING | WATER SOURCES | INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT | WASTEWATER DISCHARGE CONTROL | WATER SUPPLY ACTIVITIES | GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS | ANNUAL BUDGETS | INFORMATION DISCLOSURE | WATER GOVERNANCE | WATER EXPLOITATION | SUSTAINABLE WATER USE | WATER USERS | WATER DEVELOPMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | SMALL CITIES | SUSTAINABLE USE | POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS | WATER SECTOR | LAKES | WATER SYSTEM | RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS | WATER RESOURCE | ADEQUATE WATER | WATER PRICING | ECOSYSTEM | RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS | CLEAN-UP | GROUNDWATER DEPLETION | WATER SCARCITY | LOCAL AUTHORITIES | PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | SURFACE WATER | WATER RESOURCES | ALLOCATION OF WATER RIGHTS | ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS | MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER | WATER SYSTEMS | BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND | WATER TARIFFS | WASTEWATER TREATMENT | RESERVOIRS | WATER MARKETS | NITROGEN | TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS | WATER MONITORING | WATER CONTENT | GROUNDWATER | PUBLIC HEALTH | WASTEWATER DISCHARGE | FOOD SECURITY | WATER SUPPLY SERVICES | MUNICIPAL WATER | SEWAGE TREATMENT | WATER CONSERVATION | WATER DEMAND | WATER USER | DEMAND FOR WATER | WATER USES | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT | WATER QUALITY INDEX | WATER POLLUTION | WASTE DISPOSAL | SUPPLY OF WATER | MORTALITY RATE | FLOOD CONTROL | COD | BASIN ECOSYSTEMS | WATER SUPPLY | CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK | LOCAL WATER | COST RECOVERY | SERVICE QUALITY | WASTEWATER SERVICES | WATER WITHDRAWALS | WATER MANAGEMENT | WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER | INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | AGRICULTURAL WATER USE | URBAN WATER | PROTECTION OF WETLANDS | ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER | LAND USE | WATER MARKET | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | IRRIGATION SYSTEMS | POLLUTION DISCHARGE | EFFLUENT | WATER LAW | WATER QUALITY | BOD | WATER TARIFF | NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES | ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS | WATER POLICY | PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS | WATER SHORTAGES | SCARCITY OF WATER | WATER CONSUMPTION | SMALL TOWNS | COST OF WATER | SCARCE WATER | PERMITS | TARIFF REFORM | WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITY | SCARCE WATER RESOURCES | WATER ENTITLEMENTS | DESALINATION | QUALITY OF SERVICE | WATER CRISIS | EFFICIENT USE OF WATER | FARMERS | TRANSPARENCY | WATER RIGHTS | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | CHANNELS | WATER WITHDRAWAL | CONSUMPTIVE USE | MANAGEMENT OF WATER | IRRIGATION DISTRICT | POLLUTION CONTROL | WATER AFFAIRS | WATER SHORTAGE | QUOTAS | SUBSIDENCE | ANNUAL PRECIPITATION | WATER USE | CONSTRUCTION | URBAN WATER UTILITIES | SERVICE PROVIDERS | ALLOCATION SYSTEM | RIVERS | WATER SUPPLIES | AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES

As a water-scarce state with deep cultural attachments to private property rights, Texas has taken a unique evolutionary path with regard to water management.... 
Environment | Water-supply | Environmental Economics | Water Engineering | Resource Management - Environmental Studies | Water resources development - Texas | Water resources development

Energy security | Water | Storage | Food security | Water security | Environmental responsibility | Food | Energy storage

"Water scarcity is spreading and intensifying in many regions of the world, with dire consequences for local communities, economies, and freshwater ecosystems.... 
SCIENCE / Environmental Science | International cooperation | Government policy | Water supply | Water resources development | Water-supply | Freshwater & Marine Ecology | Environment | Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution | Ecosystems | Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management | Marine & Freshwater Sciences

Water conservation | Water-supply | Water rights

"International Water Scarcity and Variability considers international water management challenges created by water scarcity and environmental change. Although... 
International cooperation | Water-supply | Water security | Social aspects

Climate and civilization | Middle East | International cooperation | Water resources development | Water-supply | Management | Water and civilization