Water insecurity a social dilemma

It has been estimated that globally, 1.2 billion people live with acute shortage of water. Water scarcity, particularly in south and south-east Asian countries, is well known. However, the social dilemmas and insecurities related to water issues are often less discussed. In the case of south and sou...

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Other Authors Abedin, Md. Anwarul, Habiba, Umma, Shaw, Rajib
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.
SeriesCommunity, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 13.
Subjects
Water-supply.
Water consumption.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781781908839
ISSN2040-7262 ;
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xvi, 303 p.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Defining water insecurity / Umma Habiba, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
  • Global context of arsenic contamination in groundwater aquifers / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
  • Community-level arsenic-mitigation practices in southwestern part of Bangladesh / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
  • Social and institutional provisions for arsenic risk mitigation in West Bengal : achievements and challenges / Rajarshi DasGupta, Rajib Shaw
  • Heavy metal pollution in the lower Gangetic mangrove ecosystem / Abhijit Mitra, Sufia Zaman, Subhra Bikash Bhattacharyya
  • Salinity scenario in Mekong, Ganges, and Indus river deltas / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
  • Salinity-induced livelihood stress in coastal region of Bangladesh / Umma Habiba ... [et al.]
  • Rising water salinity : a threat to mangroves of Indian Sundarbans / Sufia Zaman ... [et al.]
  • Water scarcity and migration : an Indian perspective / Mrittika Basu, Rajib Shaw
  • Drought scenario in Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
  • Farmers' drought-adaptive practices in northwestern Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
  • Lessons, challenges, and future perspectives of water insecurity / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw.

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