Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

This book pursues a comprehensive approach so as to arrive at a better understanding of the implications of climate change on sustainable development, focusing on the perspective of water. Climate change is one of today’s most pressing global issues and will become increasingly important in the deca...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Biswas, Asit K, Tortajada, Cecilia
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Water resources development and management
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Summary:This book pursues a comprehensive approach so as to arrive at a better understanding of the implications of climate change on sustainable development, focusing on the perspective of water. Climate change is one of today’s most pressing global issues and will become increasingly important in the decades to come, as societies will feel its pervasive impacts in many aspects of their lives. Given that the majority of these climate change impacts will be felt through the medium of water, the book explores the interrelationships and inter-linkages between water, climate change and sustainable development
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 168 p. 42 illus., 4 illus. in color.) online resource
ISBN:9789812879745
9789812879769
ISSN:1614-810X