This document explains how environmental preconditions, like climate and geography, limit human access to water; and how human activities affect the global water systems.
| Title | Population and water resources : a delicate balance |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Authors | Falkenmark, M, Widstrand, C |
| Secondary Title | Population bulletin |
| Volume | vol. 47, no. 3 |
| Pagination | 36 p.: 5 box, 9 fig., photogr., 5 tab |
| Date Published | 1992-01-01 |
| Publisher | Population Reference Bureau |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | access to water, international level, policies, population increase, sdiurb, sdiwrm, water demand, water resources management, water shortage, water use |
| Abstract | This document explains how environmental preconditions, like climate and geography, limit human access to water; and how human activities affect the global water systems. With a harsh hydroclimate and growing population pressure, arid and semi-arid regions of Africa are already living on the hydrological margin. By 2025, over 1 billion people worldwide will be living in areas subject to extreme water scarcity. Slower population growth, conservation, appropriate agricultural policies, and increased storage facilities are among the many ways water-scarce areas can maintain the balance between population and water resources. |
| Notes | 37 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 276 |
