World Water Supply and Use: Challenges for the Future Chapter

abstract

• 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Water is the most precious natural resource on the earth. The amount of water available on the earth is limited and some regions are already heading toward water bankruptcy. Rising population, climate change, conversion of agricultural land for biofuel production, etc. further complicate the problem of adequate water allocation. The problem can be even more complex in transboundary river basins. This article presents the current state of water around the world and explores impending water challenges.

authors

• Kaiser, Ronald

author list (cited authors)

• Khedun, C. P., Flores, R. S., Rughoonundun, H., & Kaiser, R. A.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Khedun, C Prakash||Flores, R Sanchez||Rughoonundun, H||Kaiser, RA

Book Title

• Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems

publication date

• January 2014

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

keywords

• 6 Clean Water And Sanitation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/b978-0-444-52512-3.00083-8

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780080931395

start page

• 450

end page

• 465

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-52512-3.00083-8

user-defined tag

• 6 Clean Water and Sanitation