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Water availability and policies in Asia

Water availability is becoming an increasingly crucial issue for Asia. With the rise in the region’s water usage, the demand for water is also increasing substantially. Many countries in Asia are beginning to experience moderate to severe water shortages, brought on by the simultaneous effects of v...

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Main Author: Mustafa, Maizatun
Other Authors: Marquina, Antonio
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
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Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2010
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GE Environmental Sciences
K Law (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.31152024-10-08T08:09:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3115/ Water availability and policies in Asia Mustafa, Maizatun GE Environmental Sciences K Law (General) Water availability is becoming an increasingly crucial issue for Asia. With the rise in the region’s water usage, the demand for water is also increasing substantially. Many countries in Asia are beginning to experience moderate to severe water shortages, brought on by the simultaneous effects of various factors including agricultural growth, population expansion and environmental pollution. Global phenomena such as climate change also contribute towards water availability issues. In recent years, evidence indicates that water is becoming increasingly affected by erratic weather patterns, as has already happened to countries such as Indonesia and China, which have experienced droughts and, inevitably, food shortages. Climate change and population growth also affected water availability in south Asian countries such as India and Bangladesh. Other Asian countries, such as Singapore, face water issues in a different way, Singapore having limited availability of water resources and being highly dependent on Malaysia for its water supplies. The current concern is that continuously diminishing and degraded available freshwater not only leads to national issues within countries in Asia, but could cause possible interstate disputes and international instability. In this chapter, issues directly concerned with water availability in Asia will be discussed together with the discussion of factors that may influence such availability. The chapter will then highlight policy reforms undertaken by Asian countries to resolve conflicts, secure access and enhance water availability. Palgrave Macmillan Marquina, Antonio 2010 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3115/1/Water_availability_and_policies_in_Asia-_Anyone.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3115/2/Water_availability_and_policies_in_Asia.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun (2010) Water availability and policies in Asia. In: Global warming and climate change: prospects and policies in Asia and Europe. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series . Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom, pp. 35-57. ISBN 9780230237111 http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=378496
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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English
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K Law (General)
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K Law (General)
Mustafa, Maizatun
Water availability and policies in Asia
description Water availability is becoming an increasingly crucial issue for Asia. With the rise in the region’s water usage, the demand for water is also increasing substantially. Many countries in Asia are beginning to experience moderate to severe water shortages, brought on by the simultaneous effects of various factors including agricultural growth, population expansion and environmental pollution. Global phenomena such as climate change also contribute towards water availability issues. In recent years, evidence indicates that water is becoming increasingly affected by erratic weather patterns, as has already happened to countries such as Indonesia and China, which have experienced droughts and, inevitably, food shortages. Climate change and population growth also affected water availability in south Asian countries such as India and Bangladesh. Other Asian countries, such as Singapore, face water issues in a different way, Singapore having limited availability of water resources and being highly dependent on Malaysia for its water supplies. The current concern is that continuously diminishing and degraded available freshwater not only leads to national issues within countries in Asia, but could cause possible interstate disputes and international instability. In this chapter, issues directly concerned with water availability in Asia will be discussed together with the discussion of factors that may influence such availability. The chapter will then highlight policy reforms undertaken by Asian countries to resolve conflicts, secure access and enhance water availability.
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