Water is inextricably linked to sustainable developments and quality of life. The themes presented are food production, water quality and human health, flood risk, energy, ecological quality, and the interaction between water and migration and possible conflict risks. Water-related challenges are shown to be increasing, over the coming decades, due to a combination of population growth, economic development and climate change.
The report shows the urgent need for a coherent approach on a scale that is sufficiently large to cover the various problems and underlines the importance of collaboration between public parties to initiate solutions. The global landscapes in the search for integrated solutions will be the dryland regions, cities, transboundary river basins, coastal zones and deltas.
| Author(s) | Willem Ligtvoet, Arno Bouwman, Joost Knoop, Sophie de Bruin, Kersten Nabielek, Hiddo Huitzing, Jan Janse, Jelle van Minne, David Gernaat, Peter van Puijenbroek, Jan de Ruiter, Hans Visser |
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