Bogardi, J. J. and Dudgeon, D. and Lawford, R. and et al, . (2012) Water security for a planet under pressure: interconnected challenges of a changing world call for sustainable solutions. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4 (1). pp. 35-43.
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Sustainability, equitable allocation and protection of water resources must occur within the framework of integrated management and water governance, but its implementation is problematic. Ongoing global climate change, increasing population, urbanization, and aspirations for better living standards present a challenge to the planetary sustainability. While water use at global scale currently seems to be within its planetary boundary, shortages prevail in several water-scarce and overpopulated regions, and are projected to increase. Furthermore large-scale impoverishment of aquatic biodiversity, ecosystem degradation and reductions in water quality are unaddressed ‘side effects’ in areas where water can be secured for human and economic uses. As the world prepares for Rio+20, challenges to the sustainability of global water security should be scrutinized. Of particular concern is the likelihood that the water-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets may not be achievable due to lack of funding commitments, and a failure of delivery mechanisms including water governance. Constraints on water availability and reductions in water quality jeopardize secure access to this resource for all legitimate stakeholders, including aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Author Affiliation: | Global Water System Project, International Project Office, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany |
| Subjects: | Agricultural Engineering |
| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2012 08:08 |
| Last Modified: | 14 May 2012 08:08 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2011.12.002 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5302 |
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