Modeling global water use for the 21st century: the Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative and its approaches
Goddard Institute for Space Studies · Utrecht University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract. To sustain growing food demand and increasing standard of living, global water use increased by nearly 6 times during the last 100 years, and continues to grow. As water demands get closer and closer to the water availability in many regions, each drop of water becomes increasingly valuable and water must be managed more efficiently and intensively. However, soaring water use worsens water scarcity conditions already prevalent in semi-arid and arid regions, increasing uncertainty for sustainable food production and economic development. Planning for future development and investments requires that we prepare water projections for the future. However, estimations are complicated because the future of…
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Authors
12- YWYoshihide WadaCorresponding
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Utrecht University, Columbia University
- MFMartina FlörkeCorresponding
University of Kassel
- NHNaota HanasakiCorresponding
National Institute for Environmental Studies
- SEStephanie EisnerCorresponding
University of Kassel
- GFG. FischerCorresponding
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Topics & keywords
- Water scarcity
- Futures contract
- Integrated water resources management
- Water resources
- Water use
- Work (physics)
- Environmental resource management
- Environmental science
- Zero hunger