Citation
(2011), "Out of Water: From Abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World’s Water Problems", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 22 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2011.08322bae.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Out of Water: From Abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World’s Water Problems
Out of Water: From Abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World’s Water Problems
Article Type: Books and resources From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 22, Issue 2
Colin Chartres and Samyuktha Varma,FT Press,Upper Saddle River, NJ,July 2010,ISBN 0131367269,256 pp.,US$ 17.15
The extensive flooding in Pakistan and intense drought in Russia this summer exemplify why there is a need to better manage the world’s water resources. Climate change is forecast to bring greater variability and increase the frequency of extreme weather events so that we can expect more dry spells and deluges in the future. If we are to successfully adapt to climate change, we must find innovative ways to store rainwater when it arrives in abundance for times when it is in short supply, as well as reforming how we govern and manage water use.
In the book Out of Water: From Abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World’s Water Problems, the authors lay out a six-point plan for overhauling water use to meet competing demands from agriculture, industry, cities and the environment. Our recommendations are that water planners:
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gather high-quality data about water resources;
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take better care of the environment;
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reform how water resources are governed;
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revitalize how water is used for farming;
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better manage urban and municipal demands for water; and
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involve marginalized people in water management.