Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Water Resources and the Nation's Water Supply
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Water Resources Policy
Author: United States. Presidential Advisory Committee on Water Resources PolicyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Nation's Water Resources
Author: Water Resources Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Water In A Developing World
Author: Albert UttonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000002985
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book focuses on the questions of how best to manage water resources in the face of growing demand. It explores various water management problems encountered by developing countries, with an emphasis on institutional and human factors that affect economic growth.
Confronting the Nation's Water Problems
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030916589X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users-as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases-Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably.
The Nation's Water Resources
Author: Water Resources Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Himalayan Glaciers
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309261015
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region's water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is the location of several of Asia's great river systems, which provide water for drinking, irrigation, and other uses for about 1.5 billion people. Recent studies show that at lower elevations, glacial retreat is unlikely to cause significant changes in water availability over the next several decades, but other factors, including groundwater depletion and increasing human water use, could have a greater impact. Higher elevation areas could experience altered water flow in some river basins if current rates of glacial retreat continue, but shifts in the location, intensity, and variability of rain and snow due to climate change will likely have a greater impact on regional water supplies. Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security makes recommendations and sets guidelines for the future of climate change and water security in the Himalayan Region. This report emphasizes that social changes, such as changing patterns of water use and water management decisions, are likely to have at least as much of an impact on water demand as environmental factors do on water supply. Water scarcity will likely affect the rural and urban poor most severely, as these groups have the least capacity to move to new locations as needed. It is predicted that the region will become increasingly urbanized as cities expand to absorb migrants in search of economic opportunities. As living standards and populations rise, water use will likely increase-for example, as more people have diets rich in meat, more water will be needed for agricultural use. The effects of future climate change could further exacerbate water stress. Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security explains that changes in the availability of water resources could play an increasing role in political tensions, especially if existing water management institutions do not better account for the social, economic, and ecological complexities of the region. To effectively respond to the effects of climate change, water management systems will need to take into account the social, economic, and ecological complexities of the region. This means it will be important to expand research and monitoring programs to gather more detailed, consistent, and accurate data on demographics, water supply, demand, and scarcity.
Water
Author: United States. Department of State. Office of Media ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Rural Community Water Supply
Author: Richard C. CarterPublisher:
ISBN: 9781788531665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Richard Carter weaves together the myriad of factors that need to come together to make rural water supply truly available to everyone. He concludes that ultimately, systemic change to the global web of injustice that divides this world into rich and poor may be the only way to address the underlying problem.
Water Resources Policy
Author: United States President of the United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description