Chapter
Water Stress and Scarcity
Abstract
Debates about water stress and water scarcity have entered public dialogue through extensive coverage in media, resulting in heightened awareness of water-related challenges at policy and political levels. Yet the notion of water stress, as it relates to resource scarcity, remains vaguely-defined among the scientific and international development communities. This chapter reviews the nature of water scarcity and how it intersects with the …
Authors
Adeel Z
Book title
Routledge Handbook of Water and Development
Pagination
pp. 229-240
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
DOI
10.4324/9781003095545-26