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Water scarcity
About: Water scarcity is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 11579 publications have been published within this topic receiving 228756 citations. The topic is also known as: water shortage.
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TL;DR: There is great potential for improving water use efficiency in agriculture, particularly, in those areas where the need is greatest, and that future global change research should shift its emphasis to addressing this real and immediate challenge.
617 citations
TL;DR: This paper identifies the key steps in model design and diverse problems, formulations, levels of integration, spatial and temporal scales, and solution techniques addressed and used by over 80 hydro-economic modeling efforts dating back 45 years from 23 countries.
617 citations
01 Jan 1998
TL;DR: The authors presented two alternative scenarios of water demand and supply for 118 countries over the 1990 to 2025 period and developed indicators of water scarcity for each country and for the world as a whole.
Abstract: Presents two alternative scenarios of water demand and supply for 118 countries over the 1990 to 2025 period and develops indicators of water scarcity for each country and for the world as a whole. This study is the first step in IWMI's long-term research goal: to determine the extent and depth of water scarcity, its consequences for individual countries and what can be done about it.
616 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the impacts of land acquisition on local people, who risk losing access to and control over the land on which they depend and the environment within which these land deals take place.
Abstract: "One of the lingering effects of the food price crisis of 200708 on the world food system is the proliferating acquisition of farmland in developing countries by other countries seeking to ensure their food supplies. Increased pressures on natural resources, water scarcity, export restrictions imposed by major producers when food prices were high, and growing distrust in the functioning of regional and global markets have pushed countries short in land and water to find alternative means of producing food. These land acquisitions have the potential to inject much-needed investment into agriculture and rural areas in poor developing countries, but they also raise concerns about the impacts on poor local people, who risk losing access to and control over land on which they depend. It is crucial to ensure that these land deals, and the environment within which they take place, are designed in ways that will reduce the threats and facilitate the opportunities for all parties involved." from Author's text
600 citations
TL;DR: Improving water resource management is a long-term task requiring a holistic approach with constant effort and should be the government's top priority to address the water scarcity issue.
600 citations