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Four billion people facing severe water scarcity

open access: yesScience Advances, 2016
Freshwater scarcity is increasingly perceived as a global systemic risk. Previous global water scarcity assessments, measuring water scarcity annually, have underestimated experienced water scarcity by failing to capture the seasonal fluctuations in ...
Mesfin M Mekonnen, Arjen Y Hoekstra
exaly   +4 more sources

China's water scarcity

Journal of Environmental Management, 2009
China has been facing increasingly severe water scarcity, especially in the northern part of the country. China's water scarcity is characterized by insufficient local water resources as well as reduced water quality due to increasing pollution, both of which have caused serious impacts on society and the environment.
Yong Jiang
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Unraveling the effect of inter-basin water transfer on reducing water scarcity and its inequality in China

open access: yesWater Research, 2021
Securing water supply in the face of increasing water scarcity is one important challenge faced by humanity in sustainable development. Inter-basin water transfer is widely applied to provide water supply security in regions where water demand exceeds ...
Siao Sun   +2 more
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Quality matters: Pollution exacerbates water scarcity and sectoral output risks in China

Water Research, 2022
Pollution exacerbates a region's water scarcity by making water unfit for different uses and reducing freshwater availability. Local water scarcity may lead to economic output losses, and the risk can be transmitted to downstream sectors through reduced ...
Jianxun Yang, Miaomiao Liu, Wen Fang
exaly   +2 more sources

Water scarcity is exacerbated in the south

Science, 2023
The Southern Hemisphere has experienced a 20% drop in water availability in 20 ...
Bloeschl, Guenter, Chaffe, Pedro L. B.
openaire   +2 more sources

Water transfer infrastructure buffers water scarcity risks to supply chains.

Water Research, 2023
Inter-basin water transfer (IBWT) infrastructure has been expanding to deliver water across China to meet water demands in populated and industrial areas. Water scarcity may threaten the ability to produce and distribute goods through supply chains. Yet,
Siao Sun   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global assessment of future sectoral water scarcity under adaptive inner-basin water allocation measures

Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Water scarcity has become a major threat to sustainable development under climate change. To reduce the population exposure to water scarcity and improve universal access to safe drinking water are important targets of the Sustainable Development Goal ...
Zhongwei Huang, Xingcai Liu, Siao Sun
exaly   +2 more sources

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