Water Sustainability: A Looming Global Challenge

This article discusses the looming global challenge of water sustainability and the public's assumption that high‐quality water will continue to be easily accessible to all people when they want it. The article discusses three factors that are affecting the availability of freshwater resources,...

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Published in:Journal - American Water Works Association 2008-09, Vol.100 (9), p.46-47
Main Author: MCCARTHY, DAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquifers
Brackish water
Climate
Climate change
Desalination
Drought
Earth
Ecological sustainability
Economic growth
Environmental degradation
Floods
Freshwater resources
Global Warming
Groundwater
International
perspectives
Planning
Population
Potable water
Rain
Rainfall
Sea water
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Development
Sustainable water management
Water conservation
Water cycle
Water pollution
Water quality
Water rights
Water shortages
Water supply
Water utilities
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Summary:This article discusses the looming global challenge of water sustainability and the public's assumption that high‐quality water will continue to be easily accessible to all people when they want it. The article discusses three factors that are affecting the availability of freshwater resources, including: population growth; economic growth; and, climate change. Successfully meeting the challenges of uneven distribution of water around the world, depletion of groundwater, changing rainfall patterns, and other water industry trends can be achieved by developing and implementing sustainable solutions that will ensure effective management of the entire water cycle and will help communities prepare for an uncertain future. The article stresses that sustainability planning is no longer an isolated challenge; regional solutions require integrated planning among municipal, industrial, and agricultural water users.
ISSN:0003-150X
1551-8833
DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8833.2008.tb09718.x