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Water scarcity, risk and vulnerability
- Author: United Nations Development Programme
- Main Title: Human Development Report 2006 , pp 131-170
- Publication Date: November 2006
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/6a10efec-en
- Language: English
Human security means having protection against unpredictable events that disrupt lives and livelihoods. Few resources have a more critical bearing on human security than water. As a productive resource, water is essential in maintaining the livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people. But water also has destructive properties, as witnessed by storms and floods. Security in access to water as a productive input and protection against the vulnerabilities associated with uncertainty in water flows is one of the keys to human development.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210576956
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/334c604b-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
Sustainable Development Goals:
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