water scarcity
Water scarcity refers to the shortage or lack of adequate freshwater resources to meet the needs of communities, industries, and ecosystems, resulting in limited access to clean water for drinking, sanitation, and agriculture.
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Related Concepts (37)
- access to clean water
- agriculture
- climate change
- common-pool resources
- desalination
- desertification
- drought
- droughts
- economic implications of water scarcity
- ecosystem degradation
- environmental preservation
- fallacy of composition in environmental studies
- farmer adversity
- groundwater depletion
- international water conflicts
- limited resources
- loss of yield
- monsoon
- monsoons
- natural resource depletion
- population growth
- rainfall
- rainfall patterns
- reservoirs and dams
- sustainable development
- urbanization
- water conservation
- water cycle
- water efficiency
- water infrastructure
- water management
- water pollution
- water resource management
- water rights
- water stress
- waterborne diseases
- wildlife extinction
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- resource scarcity
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- water allocation
- water balance
- water conservation and purification
- water conservation in irrigation
- water demand management
- water governance
- water management in agriculture
- water resources
- water resources management
- water safety
- water scarcity and its impact on sanitation
- water scarcity and pollution
- water storage