water security Articles
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Natural solutions for water security
In view of the importance of water to sustainable development, and pressing problems with water availability and quality, the emphasis of this booklet is on how biodiversity provides us with solutions to meet water-related challenges. The booklet has been prepared for the International Day for Biological Biodiversity, which in 2013 focuses on water and biodiversity. Continue reading the full ...
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An expert outlook on water security and water for energy trends to 2030–2050
The water-energy nexus has increasingly been recognized as one of the key factors underlying the sustainability and security of future water and energy supply. An improved understanding of this issue is required to guide political decision-making on the choice of technologies that can better lead towards water-energy efficient scenarios. One of the biggest challenges relies on the reduction ...
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Forum: Safe guard our drinking water
For health reason, some physicians have suggested that a person should drink water on the average of seven glasses a day. This raises issues which include where can we can get water and is water readily available throughout the world. These questions involve sources of water and water quantity and quality.Keywords: drinking water, water safety, water security, water quality, water sources, water ...
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Water Security Project
IWRA recognises ongoing global water security issues as a major challenge, and addresses them in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals in close collaboration with international organisations and key ...
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Integrated assessment and scenarios simulation of urban water security system in the southwest of China with system dynamics analysis
The demand for global freshwater is growing, while global freshwater available for human use is limited within a certain time and space. Its security has significant impacts on both the socio-economic system and ecological system. Recently, studies have focused on the urban water security system (UWSS) in terms of either water quantity or water quality. In this study, water resources, water ...
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The city blueprint: experiences with the implementation of 24 indicators to assess the sustainability of the urban water cycle
A set of indicators, i.e. the city blueprint, has been developed to assess the sustainability of the water cycle (SWC). The city blueprint comprises a set of 24 dedicated indicators divided over eight categories, i.e. water security, water quality, drinking water, sanitation, infrastructure, climate robustness, biodiversity and attractiveness and governance including public participation. This ...
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5 Sobering realities about global water security
Some people say that water is the oil of the 21st Century. If only water were that simple. Water is very complicated. It’s affected by large-scale issues like climate change and globalization. International commerce moves virtual water (the water it takes to grow or produce a product) from farms in Brazil to grocery stores in China and Egypt. But water is also inherently local, impacted ...
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Water Security – A Growing Issue with No Easy Fixes
The issue of water security – access to enough quality water to make it possible to live safely – is a growing concern for many, just ask the communities of Flint and Corpus Christie. The problem is exacerbated when communities and companies come face-to-face over access to water supplies. Wouldn’t the nice idea be to share? That’s met with disagreements as well. If you ...
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Household water insecurity, depression and quality of life among postnatal women living in urban Nepal
Objectives: This observational study aimed to assess distress related to the household water supply and to examine the relationship between household water insecurity and psychological health among Nepali postnatal women. Methods: In total, 300 women consented to participate in the study, of which 267 women were able to participate in a follow-up 1 month after discharge. We developed a ...
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Water Positive Companies: Pioneers in Water Security
As we face escalating water scarcity, the concept of ‘Water Positive Companies’ is gaining significant traction. These forward-thinking businesses are not only addressing their own water footprint but also contributing positively to the water balance in their operating regions. This article will go into detail to discuss how tech giants and other major companies are leading the ...
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The city blueprint: experiences with the implementation of 24 indicators to assess the sustainability of the urban water cycle
A set of indicators, i.e. the city blueprint, has been developed to assess the sustainability of the water cycle (SWC). The city blueprint comprises a set of 24 dedicated indicators divided over eight categories, i.e. water security, water quality, drinking water, sanitation, infrastructure, climate robustness, biodiversity and attractiveness and governance including public participation. The ...
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Integrated Rural Water Management in India
Integrated Rural Water Management will look to provide ecological security of water for both domestic and livelihood needs. There will be equitable access of water to all at affordable prices. The system will be maintained locally by the Village Water and Sanitation committee and there will be a legal framework in place for both water quantity and quality maintenance. Sanitation and health will ...
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Computational fluid dynamics modeling of contaminant mixing at junctions for an online security management toolkit in water distribution networks
The accurate modeling and simulation of the spread of contaminants within water distribution networks (WDNs) is an important task for drinking water security. In commonly used water quality simulation platforms the mixing of concentrations at junctions is assumed to be a complete mixing behavior. Experimental investigations have shown that this assumption is only true for certain flow ...
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How Does Phosphorus Impact Food & Water Security?
Water quality degradation is a global problem, leading to biodiversity loss and increased health risks for wildlife, plants and animals, as a result of polluted waters. One of the biggest causes of this degradation is phosphorus, an essential element in the functioning of all life… including the crops we grow as part of the world’s food supply. Buildup of phosphorus in the natural ...
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Potential of a payments for ecosystem services scheme to improve the quality of water entering the Sydney catchments
Although the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) largely controls the quality of water entering the Sydney catchments, it has limited jurisdiction over the majority of activities undertaken on private land, where much of the non-point source pollution originates. The current governance model reflects a traditional ‘command and control’, government-centred philosophy limiting the economic ...
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Poor quality water toys exist security risks
"It was not long after swimming in the water, inflatable toys cracked and the child choke a lot of water." Yesterday, members of the public Ms. Chen reflects that the duck water inflatable toys she baught for her child damaged when using, and let her child suffer a lot. Ms Chan said the inflatable water toys to buy in the near Qujiang Commodity market at the current share of pregnant Frankie, ...
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Delivering water anywhere, 24/7. Ideal for planned hire, emergencies and disaster
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The City Blueprint of Amsterdam: an assessment of integrated water resources management in the capital of the Netherlands
In this study the sustainability of integrated water resources management in Amsterdam has been reviewed using the City Blueprint approach. The City Blueprint® is a set of 24 dedicated indicators divided over eight categories, i.e., water security, water quality, drinking water, sanitation, infrastructure, climate robustness, biodiversity and attractiveness, and governance including ...
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The challenges of water governance in Ho Chi Minh City
Population growth, urbanization, pollution and climate change pose urgent water challenges in cities. In this study the sustainability of integrated water resources management in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was evaluated using the City Blueprint approach. The City Blueprint is a set of 24 dedicated indicators divided over 8 categories, i.e., water security, water quality, drinking water, ...
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Prediction of water quality in South to North Water Transfer Project of China based on GA-optimized general regression neural network
The safety of water delivery and water quality in the South to North Water Transfer Project of China is important to northern China. Water quality data, flow data and data on factors that influence water quality were collected from 25 May to 26 August, 2013. These data were used to forecast water quality and calculate the relative error when using a genetic algorithm optimized general ...
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