Drought and water supply

This book was stimulated by and sets out to analyse a political battle over water pricing by a municipal system.

This book was stimulated by and sets out to analyse a political battle over water pricing by a municipal system.

Over 90 per cent of the world population lives in countries that share a river basin with others.

Over 90 per cent of the world population lives in countries that share a river basin with others.

Water is an irreplaceable and transient resource, which crosses political boundaries in the form of rivers, lakes, and groundwater aquifers.

Water is an irreplaceable and transient resource, which crosses political boundaries in the form of rivers, lakes, and groundwater aquifers.

Drought has been a long companion in the human story.

Drought has been a long companion in the human story.

Taking a uniquely interdisciplinary view of the Eastern Mediterranean region's water problems, this book considers some of the technical and regulatory solutions being proposed or implemented to solve the difficulties of diminished or polluted water supplies.

Taking a uniquely interdisciplinary view of the Eastern Mediterranean region's water problems, this book considers some of the technical and regulatory solutions being proposed or implemented to solve the difficulties of diminished or polluted water supplies.

Illustrated with case studies which explain key concepts and provide practical examples, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to water management issues from a European perspective.

Illustrated with case studies which explain key concepts and provide practical examples, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to water management issues from a European perspective.

Groundwater is integral to many human and environmental systems but there are significant challenges in dealing with the impact of anthropogenic activities on groundwater systems.

Scholarly interest in water ethics is increasing, motivated by the urgency of climate change, water scarcity, privatization and conflicts over water resources.

Scholarly interest in water ethics is increasing, motivated by the urgency of climate change, water scarcity, privatization and conflicts over water resources.

As the American Southwest faces its deepest drought in history, this book explores the provocative notion of "e;water bankruptcy"e; with a view towards emphasizing the diversity and complexity of water issues in this region.

There is not enough water globally for all the things humans need and want water to do for us.

There is not enough water globally for all the things humans need and want water to do for us.

In the coming decades, countries around the world will face increasingly severe challenges related to global climate change.

In the coming decades, countries around the world will face increasingly severe challenges related to global climate change.

Based on the 'soft path approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water.

Based on the 'soft path approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water.

As water scarcities increase, nations throughout the world are in search of better institutions to manage water resources.

As water scarcities increase, nations throughout the world are in search of better institutions to manage water resources.

Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies.

Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies.

Security has tended to be seen as based on military force, yet this illusion is crumbling, literally and figuratively, before our eyes in the conflict zones of Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.

Security has tended to be seen as based on military force, yet this illusion is crumbling, literally and figuratively, before our eyes in the conflict zones of Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.

The clock is relentlessly ticking!

The clock is relentlessly ticking!

In the past businesses have viewed water as a minimal operational cost and not a strategic issue.

In the past businesses have viewed water as a minimal operational cost and not a strategic issue.

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.

In the last twenty years, policy makers in Australia have been forced to acknowledge that it is not possible to perpetually supply more water at a low cost.

In the last twenty years, policy makers in Australia have been forced to acknowledge that it is not possible to perpetually supply more water at a low cost.

The central challenge for Arizona and many other arid regions in the world is keeping a sustainable water supply in the face of rapid population growth and other competing demands.

The central challenge for Arizona and many other arid regions in the world is keeping a sustainable water supply in the face of rapid population growth and other competing demands.

The right to clean water has been adopted by the United Nations as a basic human right.

The right to clean water has been adopted by the United Nations as a basic human right.

There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services.

There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services.

The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population.

The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population.

Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century.

Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century.

According to recent estimates, around 6,000 people - mostly children under five - die every day from diseases caused by inappropriate water and sanitation (WS) services.

According to recent estimates, around 6,000 people - mostly children under five - die every day from diseases caused by inappropriate water and sanitation (WS) services.

The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization.

The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization.