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Part 1. A finite resource: 1. Global water; 2. Water's unequal distribution; 3. Water shortage; 4. Rising demand; 5. Dwindling supply; 6. Competition and conflict; 7. Environmental security
Part 2. Water and climate change: 8. Ice and snow melt; 9. Storms and floods; 10. Droughts; 11. River basin stresses
Part 3. Water for living: 12. Water for drinking; 13. Water for food; 14. Water for sanitation; 15. Water in the city; 16. Water at home; 17. Water and disease
Part 4. Water for economic production: 18. Water footprint; 19. Water for irrigation; 20. Water for fisheries; 21. Water for industry; 22. Water for energy; 23. Transport and leisure; 24. Water for sale
Part 5. Damaged water: 25. Dammed rivers; 26. Dispossession by water; 27. Water pollutants; 28. Water pollution; 29. Damaged waterways; 30. Threatened ecologies
Part 6. Water for the future: 31. Technological fixes; 32. The rising price of water; 33. Treaties and obligations; 34. Striving for co-operation; 35. Managing the future
Part 7. Data tables and sources: Needs and resources; Water uses; Sources
Index.
Part 2. Water and climate change: 8. Ice and snow melt; 9. Storms and floods; 10. Droughts; 11. River basin stresses
Part 3. Water for living: 12. Water for drinking; 13. Water for food; 14. Water for sanitation; 15. Water in the city; 16. Water at home; 17. Water and disease
Part 4. Water for economic production: 18. Water footprint; 19. Water for irrigation; 20. Water for fisheries; 21. Water for industry; 22. Water for energy; 23. Transport and leisure; 24. Water for sale
Part 5. Damaged water: 25. Dammed rivers; 26. Dispossession by water; 27. Water pollutants; 28. Water pollution; 29. Damaged waterways; 30. Threatened ecologies
Part 6. Water for the future: 31. Technological fixes; 32. The rising price of water; 33. Treaties and obligations; 34. Striving for co-operation; 35. Managing the future
Part 7. Data tables and sources: Needs and resources; Water uses; Sources
Index.