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The ‘water security’ dialogue: why it needs to be better informed about groundwater

verfasst von: Stephen Foster, Alan MacDonald

Erschienen in: Hydrogeology Journal | Ausgabe 7/2014

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In global climate circles one hears the expression ‘water security’ used with ever increasing frequency, together with declarations about the urgency to increase water security in these times of unprecedented global change and future uncertainty. There is no agreement among experts on terminology, and some show little concern over its precise meaning, but it is generally conceived as the interaction between the physical stress on water resources, the risk of water-related hazards and the coping capacity in water management of the society concerned. …

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Titel: The ‘water security’ dialogue: why it needs to be better informed about groundwater
verfasst von: Stephen Foster
Alan MacDonald
Publikationsdatum: 01.11.2014
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Hydrogeology Journal / Ausgabe 7/2014
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-014-1157-6

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