This paper reviews groundwater degradation issues in Gujarat and their implications for equitable resource access. Current management practices and... Read more...
A key lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium A.D. Read more...
This background discussion paper has been developed within Saferworld's two-year research project on 'Prevention of violent conflict and the... Read more...
This action plan identifies the potential means of improving water resources management problems in the Near East (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,... Read more...
This document explains how environmental preconditions, like climate and geography, limit human access to water; and how human activities affect the... Read more...
The book starts with the suggestion that the world might soon face a water crisis similar to the energy crisis in the 1970s. Too much water is used... Read more...
The report analyzes the per capita annual availability of renewable fresh water in 149 countries, covering almost all the earth's land surface. Read more...