Sökning: "water scarcity"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 74 avhandlingar innehållade orden water scarcity.
1. Cooperation and Conflict amid Water Scarcity
Sammanfattning : Over two billion people remain without safe drinking water and more than four billion lack basic access to sanitation. Safely managing water is key for livelihoods, food security, energy production, and overall socio-economic development. This dissertation analyzes how scarce water resources affect cooperation and conflict. LÄS MER
2. The Water Taboo : Restraining the Weaponisation of Water in International Conflict
Sammanfattning : Why do nation states in conflict with one another refrain from weaponising water? Water has long been a standard weapon of armed conflict. In the post-World War II period, however, nation states in international conflict have made concerted efforts to restrain its weaponisation. LÄS MER
3. Access to water : Rights, obligations and the Bangalore situation
Sammanfattning : The city of Bangalore in southern India is undergoing rapid urbanisation and administrative transition. Its growth puts pressure on the available water sources – being mainly the disputed inter-State River Cauvery and the hard-rock aquifers – with ensuing problems of access. LÄS MER
4. Decision support for sustainable water security
Sammanfattning : Society’s large dependence on water, in combination with climate, socio-economic and demographic changes, places a massive pressure on our freshwater resources. As a result, water crisis, defined as a significant decline in the available quality and quantity of freshwater, is now considered to be among the most critical global risks to society. LÄS MER
5. Liquid landscapes: Human-water interactions and water scarcity in Yanque, Peru
Sammanfattning : In the farming district of Yanque in the Southern Peruvian Andes, everyday life revolves around acquiring enough water for irrigation. This thesis concerns water scarcity and focuses on a range of water management practices. LÄS MER