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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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116815 |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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