Drying Out: As the Human Population Grows, Its Consumption of Water Is Increasing Even More Rapidly, and Water Scarcity Looks Set to Become the Most Important Environmental and Political Issue of This Century. with the Third World Water Forum Due to Convene in Japan This Month, John Vidal ...
, with concerns ranging from water scarcity and drought to intermittent flooding and water quality risks. This paper investigates coverage of water issues across seven newspapers in the core of the U.S. Intermountain West region. Newspapers have the potential to set agendas and influence perceived ...
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As a consequence of these pressures, water scarcity represents adverse environmental challenges worldwide [3]. The depletion of groundwater level in quaternary aquifers is not a new story in arid and semi-arid regions in Iran. In addition to these driving factors, the arid climate behavior and ...
The paper aims to trace back the environmental discourse on water supply and the risk of scarcity and to learn about media dealing with information about natural resources we cannot live without. Therefore, it presents a theoretical concept to identify the degree of problematization of resource rel...
Extreme flooding in Pakistan has caused years of damage and killed thousands of people. Historic droughts in China have led parts of the Yangtze River to run dry. Prolonged water scarcity has disrupted agricultural and energy production in Europe and the Western United States. The world over, o...
The result will be a lower level of overall risk and cost imposed by water scarcity on water consumers. The R.O. plants using wastewater as feedstock can play the same role in mitigating shortages as a peaking electricity generator in building reliability into an electricity service. In ...
When asked, interviewees suspected that some people were unable to connect drought/climate change to scarcity in water supply despite growing public awareness on climate awareness: “I do think that people understand that there is a link between climate change, and how water reacts to climate ...
In one experiment, college students read articles about a severe water shortage or plenty of water due to increased rainfall. Those exposed to scarcity thoughts showed a heightened focus on the future, agreeing more with saving resources and planning ahead. Contrarily, those who read about a water...
We need collective action to improve water resource governance and address water security challenges for all. Multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral collaborations are needed if clean water is going to be secured, as are smart investments in proven and sustainable solutions to water scarcity. ...