Asia and the Pacific
- Authors: Kelly Anne Hayden, Donovan Storey, Jeremy Tormos-Espinoza and Salmah Zakaria
- Main Title: The United Nations World Water Development Report 2015 , pp 74-77
- Publication Date: January 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/2da23e9c-en
- Language: English Chinese
The heavily populated asia-Pacific region faces challenges associated with water-related disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change, accelerated urbanization, and the quality and quantity of available water supplies. these three issues are examined detail in the sections below. the region’s challenges concerning water and sustainable development, however, are by no means limited to those covered in this report. for example, intensified industrial development and growing energy demand will add to already existing pressure on water resources in the region. individually and together, these challenges create significant obstacles to sustainable development
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210047128
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/7cb7d6bd-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
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Natural Resources Water and Energy
Sustainable Development Goals:
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