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1 Online-Ressource (circa 50 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9783960211075
Series Statement:
Discussion paper / German Development Institute 2019, 15
Content:
Water is essential for all life on earth and is a key prerequisite for attaining many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many countries, however, suffer from physical water scarcity, a lack of access to a safe water supply and sanitation, water pollution or hydrological extremes (droughts and floods) due to climate change. The generality and severity of water problems lead many to speak of a global water crisis. While this crisis mostly manifests at the local or in some cases transboundary level, two global issues are often overlooked. First, global trends such as climate change and the spread of water-intensive consumption and trade patterns are key triggers that cannot be addressed at the local level alone. Second, the aggregation of local or regional water problems may add up to a universal threat to sustainable development. In the face of current challenges, (fresh) water should be conceptualised as a global common good, and global water governance should contribute to improving its protection. [...]
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Herrfahrdt-Pähle, Elke Freshwater as a global commons Bonn : Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, 2019 ISBN 9783960211075
Language:
English
Keywords:
Graue Literatur
Author information:
Dombrowsky, Ines 1968-
Author information:
Herrfahrdt-Pähle, Elke
Author information:
Houdret, Annabelle
Author information:
Scheumann, Waltina 1951-
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