Asian Water Development Outlook 2013: Measuring Water Security in Asia and the Pacific
Asian Development Bank | April 2013
Abstract
Water security in Asia and the Pacific is under threat from many sources: population growth, urbanization, increasing water pollution, the over-abstraction of groundwater, water-related disasters, and climate change. Current planning and management have proven insufficient to address the challenges of meeting society's diverse needs for water.
Improving agricultural water productivity, achieving energy objectives, satisfying growing industrial water requirements, and protecting water quality and vitally important natural ecosystems are challenges we still face. The social, economic, and political consequences of water shortages are real, as are the effects of water-related disasters exacerbated by climate change.
This second edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) provides the first quantitative and comprehensive view of water security in the countries of Asia and the Pacific. By focusing on critical water issues, AWDO 2013 provides finance and planning leaders with recommendations on policy actions to improve water governance and guidance on investments to increase their country's water security.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2013. Asian Water Development Outlook 2013: Measuring Water Security in Asia and the Pacific. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/742. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9092-989-5
Print ISBN
978-92-9092-988-8
Keywords
Work Environment
Urban Environment
Social Environment
Regulatory Environments
Marine Environment
International Environmental Relations
Institutional Environment Assessment
Global Environment
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Strategy
Environmental Services
Environmental Resources
Environmental Management and Planning
Environmental Issues
Environmental Guidelines
Environmental Effects
Environment and Pollution Prevention
Pollution Indexes
Green Revolution
Polluter Pays Principle
Decontamination
Environmental Statistics
Ecosystems
Ecology
Pollution Control
Coastal pollution
Coasts
Lakes
Rivers
Inland Water transport
International rivers
international lakes
Sewage management
Waste Disposal
Water pollutants
Public Law
Fishery Law
Marine Pollution
River Pollution
Industrial Pollution
Thermal Pollution
Thermal Pollution
Hydroelectric power
Energy technology
Environmental compliances costs
Air quality indexes
Environmental indexes
Ecological risk assessment
Ecological indicators
Cumulative effects assessment
Environmental impact evaluation
Analysis of environmental impact
Sanitation
Rural health
Health risk assessment
Green technology
Prevention of pollution
Water quality
Air quality
Pollution prevention
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