Abstract
Water quality and quantity will become the principal limiting factor for sustainable development in many countries across the world. "Everything living is created from water" is an ancient quotation, which closely describes the importance of water. Water insecurity is a social dilemma in the recent decades because of several factors. Moreover, the widespread presence of arsenic in groundwater, salinity in both surface and groundwater, and the insidious disaster of drought make the water insecure and the population faces water risk in their daily life. Safe drinking water as well as health problems is an issue of concern in many countries on all continents, particularly in Southeast and South Asia. Therefore, this chapter provides water insecurity issues in a broader viewpoint especially focusing on salinity, arsenic, and drought disaster that together enhance vulnerability of water sector.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Water Insecurity |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Social Dilemma |
| Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. |
| Pages | 3-20 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781781908822 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management |
|---|---|
| Volume | 13 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2040-7262 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2040-7270 |
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Keywords
- Drought
- Salinity
- Social dilemma
- Southeast and South Asia
- Water insecurity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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Defining water insecurity. / Habiba, Umma; Abedin, Md Anwarul; Shaw, Rajib.
Water Insecurity: A Social Dilemma. Vol. 13 Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2013. p. 3-20 (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management; Vol. 13).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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