Water, nutrition, and health: Finding win-win strategies for water management

Sound development and management of freshwater resources can unlock potential to improve food security, nutrition, and health. Maximizing these benefits jointly, however, requires that water management be adapted to highly variable contexts, embedded in sound environmental policies, and cognizant of...

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Main Authors: Ringler, Claudia, Passarelli, Simone
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148607
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Summary:Sound development and management of freshwater resources can unlock potential to improve food security, nutrition, and health. Maximizing these benefits jointly, however, requires that water management be adapted to highly variable contexts, embedded in sound environmental policies, and cognizant of all economic costs and benefits.