Water security and groundwater

the concept of water security clarifies how water-resource scarcity impacts at varying geographic scales and on different socio-economic sectors, causing allocation conflicts and environmental risks • the large natural storage of most groundwater systems offers exceptional drought resilience and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Foster, S., Villholth, Karen G., Scanlon, B., Xu, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116815
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Summary:the concept of water security clarifies how water-resource scarcity impacts at varying geographic scales and on different socio-economic sectors, causing allocation conflicts and environmental risks • the large natural storage of most groundwater systems offers exceptional drought resilience and is well positioned to enhance water security for a wide range of water users • to perform this role sustainably groundwater systems require better data and analyses to inform water resource administration and effective pollution protection