To solve the problem of water scarcity in Iraq, two parallel lines of action are to be considered. These are: 1) Reach agreements with Riparian Parties;2) Develop a long-term strategy that should take the following: a) Rehabilitating of existing dams, barrages & pump stations, b) ...
But despite what appears to be an insurmountable problem, it is possible to turn the situation around and significantly reduce water scarcity in over next 35 years. We identify outline strategies in six key areas that they believe can be combined in different ways in different parts of the ...
An operations-research approach to the problem of the growing shortage of scientists is described. Of the many factors contributing to the shortage, the one chosen for pilot experiment concerns the high-school students' interest in and attitude toward science. High school students were given an opp...
It reinforced my confidence in the general rule of trying to avoid legislating solutions. Send pricing signals by allocating resource rights and taxing negative externalities. Then let the market do its optimization. Written by Kevin August 4, 2009 at 9:16 am Posted in Scarcity / Abundance, ...
Water security for a planet under pressure: interconnected challenges of a changing world call for sustainable solutions Curr. Opin. Environ. Sustain., 4 (1) (2012), pp. 35-43 View PDFView articleGoogle Scholar Burgess et al., 2013 M.G. Burgess, S. Polasky, D. Tilman Predicting overfish...
In its conclusion, the report spends a lot of space on these four scenarios outlining various possibilities, although warning "humanity's very survival" is at risk from a combination of dangerous trends like climate change; loss of biodiversity; water scarcity; unsustainable land use; declining ...
Different storage technologies have their advantages and trade-offs, and organizations often employ a combination of storage solutions to meet their data storage needs. H: Please provide a list of raw materials that make up each of the items on this list. AI: Here is a list of raw materials...
Publisher’s noteSpringer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Extended data Extended Data Fig. 1 Agronomic restrictions and opportunities within the planetary boundaries. Shown are effects on agricultural area, irrigation water use and...
Even when abortion services are available, pregnancy among adolescents has a high likelihood of leading to childbirth and to the adolescent becoming a parent, usually a single parent. This chapter discusses some of the long-range implications of adolescent parenthood. To understand the implications of...
The potential (and serendipity) created when you notice and connect the unlikely. Incremental potential solutions to help people caught in conflict or looking for change to keep moving. adjacent possible emergence (book) 3rd time around for steven johnso