That women play a central role in the provision, management, and safeguarding of water is
one of the four internationally accepted principles of water management. This principle is …

Achieving water security is one of the major global challenges in the age of climate change,
urbanization, population increase and incapacitated institutions. Despite the proliferation of …

It is surprisingly difficult to determine whether water is truly scarce in the physical sense at a
global scale (a supply problem) or whether it is available but should be used better (a …

Water is an essential compound for supporting the biota on earth. There are various sources
of water to support the life in freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater ecosystems play magical …

Nearly 60% of the world's human population is malnourished and the numbers are growing.
Shortages of basic foods related to decreases in per capita cropland, water, and fossil …

Background Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many developing
countries. Its negative impact on income growth is recognized in principle, but there are …

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the
world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 …

This book provides an in-depth analysis of existing methods of water management and
highlights the gaps in the use of water in various river basins. Underlying the futility of'quick …

The rapid pace and scale of urbanization represents a considerable challenge for water
resources management, the delivery of essential water and sanitation services and …

With a water shortage reaching alarming proportions, Pakistan shows every sign that it is on
its way to a serious water crisis. Such external factors as climate change and trans-boundary …