Overview
- Presents the state-of-the-art of water security in Asia
- Offers valuable support for professionals and policymakers engaged in enhanced water security
- Is a "must-have" for water researchers
Part of the book series: Springer Water (SPWA)
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Table of contents (58 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Water Security Landscape
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Water Security Assessment and Planning
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Water Availability Assessment
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About this book
This book assesses the current water-security situation in Asia. The thematic areas of the book discuss the United Nation’s sustainable development goals with a particular focus on Goal 6 (“Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation”) and Goal 13 (“Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”). Asia has been facing a number of water-related challenges for decades due to multiple factors such as increasing population, socio-economic development, urbanization and migration, and climate change now poses an additional threat. While significant efforts have been made by governments in Asia, much more work is needed to make Asian societies water-secure.
Given its multi-disciplinary approach, the book is a valuable resource for researchers involved in the further development of water-security concepts, approaches, and methodologies. In addition, it helps policymakers, planners, and practitioners to formulate sustainable water- security enhancement strategies grounded in sound scientific evidence to protect human well-being.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Water Security in Asia
Book Subtitle: Opportunities and Challenges in the Context of Climate Change
Editors: Mukand Babel, Andreas Haarstrick, Lars Ribbe, Victor R. Shinde, Norbert Dichtl
Series Title: Springer Water
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54612-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54611-7Published: 22 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54612-4Published: 21 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2364-6934
Series E-ISSN: 2364-8198
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 797
Number of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations, 251 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Hydrology/Water Resources, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Water Quality/Water Pollution