Coping with Water Scarcity in Developing Countries: What Role for Agricultural Biotechnologies?The central role that water plays for this planet and its inhabitants has often been summed up by the expression 'water is life'. The water that falls from the sky represents, directly or indirectly, ...
A quantitative analysis of water resources availability and food trade relations With the general recognition of the important role of virtual water trade in compensating for water scarcity in the SEMED countries, this section and the following section provide a quantitative analysis of the relationships...
Scarcity, Entitlements and the Economics of Water in Developing Countries. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar... 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Water insecurity and emotional distress: Coping with supply, access, and seasonal variability of water in a Bolivian squatter settlement Recent research suggests that insecure ac...
With the increasing population and urbanization in the world, generated wastewater is an alternative to water scarcity. Treated wastewater has environmental, human health and socio-economic benefits. However, in Africa, 95% of raw-wastewater is released into the environment. Therefore, this paper emph...
To put another way, green growth economists are concerned with the state of the economy due to the scarcity of natural resources49. Economic and environmentalists have confronted due to a lack of natural resources, leading to the EKC hypothesis. According to EKC, environmental degradation rises ...
题目What is the main problem with water scarcity? A. It affects only a few countries B. It is a temporary issue C. It affects many countries D. It is a problem that can be E. asily solved 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C 反馈 收藏 ...
consequences. For instance, severe water scarcity, more intense competition for water, and a more widespread epidemic of water-borne diseases15; flooding and polluted water resources may further lead to soil contamination, which can damage crops and disrupt food supplies16; Finally, pregnancy outcomes...
water Article Evaluation of Water Scarcity in Selected Countries of the Middle East Petr Procházka 1,* , Vladimír Hönig 2, Mansoor Maitah 1 , Ivana Pljucˇarská 3 and Jakub Kleindienst 4 1 Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences ...
Virtual water can flow with the trade of commodities; when commodity trade occurs between countries, the virtual water will flow with commodities to other countries. Moreover, compared with actual water resources, virtual water can be more clearly reflected in the transnational trade, leading people...
The productivity of the agricultural sector, on which most Afghans rely, is low due to outdated farming practices, water scarcity, and land degradation. Widespread corruption and a weak central government further hamper development, with the economy remaining heavily dependent on international aid. ...